screen resolution problems with Hardy Herron

Rashkae ubuntu at tigershaunt.com
Thu Sep 25 17:51:44 UTC 2008


Michael "TheZorch" Haney wrote:

>>>     
>> Dude, calm down and take happy pills.  Contrary to your statement, the
>> Gutsy Display resolution dialog does not allow you to specify monitor type.
>>
>> With hardy, however, displayconfig-gtk is installed by default
>> (although, not enabled in the default menus), that that one *does* allow
>> you to specify your monitor.. so you see, your complaint is already
>> addressed.
>>
>>   
> AGAIN, skirting and ignoring the issue!  This why I'm getting pissed, 
> people are ignoring the problem or can't comprehend that I'm trying to 
> approach this issue from the perspective of a person who's computer 
> knowledge is limited to just how to turn on the computer and clicking 
> the mouse to make the programs run.  Sure a seasoned computer geek like 
> me can learn to use the terminal tweak settings and config files but 
> your average user will be turned off by that.
> 
> The display resolution dialog box in Hardy should ALSO let you choose 
> your monitor type like the Gutsy display resolution dialog box does.  
> That is the point I'm trying to get across.  The fact that it doesn't is 
> the issue.  Saying that you can do this or that or fix it is just 
> skirting the issue and sweeping it under the rug rather than really 
> addressing it.
> 

Here is a screenshot of the Gutsy display resolution dialog box:

http://www.tigershaunt.com/files/gustsy_resolution.png

As you can see, it hasn't changed, at all.

This will be the last time I reply, and second to last time I read a
rude rant from you.





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