[Bug 604525] Re: nvidia-settings "Configure Display Device" menu should be drop-down list instead of dialog box

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This bug was fixed in the package nvidia-settings - 260.19.21-0ubuntu2

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nvidia-settings (260.19.21-0ubuntu2) natty; urgency=low

  * Add debian/patches/06_layout_drop_down.patch: screen layout dialog box
    replaced by a drop-down list, thanks to Bert Van Vreckem (LP: #604525).
 -- Kees Cook <kees at ubuntu.com>   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:47:44 -0800

** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  nvidia-settings "Configure Display Device" menu should be drop-down list instead of dialog box

Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “nvidia-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  When running nvidia-settings to add a second screen to the X server configuration, you select "X Server Display Configuration" in the treelist on the left, then select the screen to be enabled in the layout pane on the right and click on the "Configure" button below. This then opens a dialog box titled "Configure Display Device" with the options "Disabled" (selected), "Separate X screen (requires X restart)", and "TwinView". You then have to select the desired option (usually TwinView) and click the ok button.

This dialog box could easily be replaced by a drop-down list (like the other settings in that pane), saving a user two mouse clicks and the time needed to move the mouse to the right areas.

This is something that's been bugging me for years and is probably trivial to fix.