Public bug reported: My laptop has a 16:9 display. If I change the display mode (or a program changes it) to a 4:3 resolution, the resulting image is stretched.
I'm expecting letterboxing instead, as described here: http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/3.3/look-resolution.html.en If there's a setting I can change, I would settle for that, but I didn't find anything obvious in the GUI. Nonetheless, I think preserving correct aspect ratio should be the default, especially since I am using GNOME (Ubuntu GNOME Remix) and their documentation agrees with it. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Wed Dec 26 17:47:06 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation G98 [GeForce 9300M GS] [10de:06e9] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Device [1558:0806] MachineType: System76, Inc. Pangolin Performance ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=6CD8A7FED8A7C524 loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/24/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: 1.00.14MN dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: Pangolin Performance dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc. dmi.board.version: panp4n dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr1.00.14MN:bd11/24/2008:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnPangolinPerformance:pvrpanp4n:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnPangolinPerformance:rvrpanp4n:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Pangolin Performance dmi.product.version: panp4n dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu2 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1093907 Title: screen is distorted if aspect ratio does not match the native resolution To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1093907/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
