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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