Current Desktop Linux Champ

[Andreas Lloyd]

Eweek wrote:
>
> However, we were disappointed to see that Ubuntu still lacks a
> graphical utility for configuring display settings beyond simply
> choosing among available display resolutions.
>
> Ubuntu did a fine job of auto-configuring our test machines' displays,
> but further customizations required hand-editing. For instance, to
> configure our Thinkpad to use multiple monitors, we had to manually
> edit the xorg.conf file. We'd like to see Ubuntu begin shipping Red
> Hat's display configuration tool—not only would Red Hat's tool fit in
> well with the rest of Ubuntu's configuration utilities, but it is open
> source and available for the taking.
>
Maybe it would be worthwhile to look into this recommendation? I note
that a lot of people tend to have problems with their display settings
on the Ubuntu-Users mailing-list.

I don't know if this should have been a separate spec that should have
been discussed in Paris, or if it can still make into Edgy, if it
doesn't make a lot of fuss.

Andreas