Today's (Wed. Oct. 14, 2009, ~lunch time) upgrade / update for Karmic beta (re)installed an applet under Accessories called:
"Resolution Switcher." It can reside on the panel just like the "Display" applet. A left click opens resolution options & a "Configure Display Settings." That is a move into the right direction (I believe previous Ubuntus had similar applets.). To fully benefit from this option, it would be nice to tie this applet into the main resolution & refresh engine, to be able to manually choose from higher resolutions & refresh rates beyond the limitations set by the video drivers. A fail-safe is already in place, in case the chosen refresh frequency or resolution is beyond the true capabilities of the Monitor & Graphics card. If the hardware is unable to handle the settings it will reset in 20 seconds via the "Resolution Switcher," & 30 seconds via the "Display" applet. To somewhat limit the absolute maximums, "inf" like scripts from the OEMs could be plugged into these applets or the video engine (which I know are already in existence for most major brands). Ubuntu .conf scripts will do. To have automatic probing of acceptable settings is great but to be able to tweak these for maximum performance for gamers & others requiring higher settings is superb. You're probably saying: "You are preaching to the quire." - I wish I had the skills & ability to help with this. Alas, I am no mathematician or computer science master. Maybe YOU're all way ahead of me, I just don't know it's coming. I applaud YOU're efforts, & am cheering YOU on! (a positive shout) BavarianPH, eagerly & impatiently awaiting the next update / upgrade. Ubuntu forever! -- Display configuration: a new version of displayconfig-gtk is necessary https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428477 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
