> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:56:41 +0900 > From: Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <ras...@rasterman.com> > Subject: Re: [e-users] e17 commandline config changes > To: "hannes.janet...@gmail.com" <hannes.janet...@googlemail.com> > Cc: enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <20110315135641.1382b6e5.ras...@rasterman.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:57:09 +0100 "hannes.janet...@gmail.com" > <hannes.janet...@googlemail.com> said: > > > Hi, > > > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:25 AM, Jackson <jack...@objectivelytrue.com> > wrote: > > > Hey gents, > > > ?I'm using an old thinkpad and trying to get e17 screen rotation to > work. > > > A simple workaround seems to be that I could write a toggle script to > get > > > and set the Resolution settings -> Screen rotation config option, > binding it > > > to the laptop's screen rotation button, but I cannot figure out how to > get > > > or set the config option outside the gui. > > > > > > I know enlightenment_remote has been deprecated. ?Is this the sort of > thing > > > dbus can be used for? ?I've never used dbus and don't know of any other > > > potential tools for doing this job, really... if anyone knows anything > that > > > might help push me in the right direction, I'd love to hear about it. > > > > > you can set all screen options also with xrandr utility. if you found > > the right options you can add a keybinding to 'launch->command' > > action with that options. sth like 'xrandr --output LVDS1 --rotate > > left'. hope this helps for now. > > yeah. x itself already provides a cmdline util, so no need for e to > duplicate > it. what would be more up e's alley is a module that can listen to all > these > rotation things. some hardware has an acpi button or x key that will be > pressed > or some gpio line if you flip/rotate the screen, there is some connector > that > figures it out and can signal you. on tablets and phones there are > accelerometers too that can tell you orientation. what kind of rotation > button > is it? is it just like a key that you press and the screen rotates > clockwise > (or anti-clockwise) by 90 degrees? 2 buttons (to rotate +90 or -90) or 4 > buttons to select one of 4 rotations (0, 90, 180, 270), or some > slider/switch > to select between them? > > > -- > ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- > The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com > > > This thinkpad just has a toggle beneath the screen. I've actually never seen this machine up and running fully, so I don't know quite how it's supposed to work, but it looks like you press it to toggle a 90 degree clockwise and anticlockwise shift, not sure if rotating the screen itself is supposed to fire off any triggers, but I am pretty sure there's no accelerometer in this old thing. For anyone looking, though, I did find a nice little script on the Arch wiki for my specific device... needs some modifications to correct the arrow keys and to disable needlessly toggling 4 views, when the tablet only needs two, but it's enough to get it working in a basic way and I was able to map it using e's keybindings.
xrandr control actually looks pretty simple, but I'm sure the other modifications to get rotation working as expected will be a bit more complex. See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_Thinkpad_X60_Tablet Thanks for the help! -- The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other. -- Franz Kafka, "The Trial" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
