[Bug 1878091] [NEW] Non-fractional scaling not working

2020-05-11 Thread Rene Lindsay
Public bug reported: My laptop has a 4K display. Default Resolution = 3840x2160, scale = 200%. If I set resolution to 1920x1080, everything on the desktop is scaled to double size. So, if I reduce the Scale setting from 200% to 100%, I would expect everything to look normal again, but it does

[Bug 359579] Re: xserver crashed while use Super+ Tab

2010-05-06 Thread Rene Lindsay
I believe this bug may now be fixed. This error does not occur on Lucid with NVidia 9600GT GPU. Unfortunately I no longer have the ATI Radeon Mobility X600 on which I originally spotted the bug. -- xserver crashed while use Super+ Tab https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359579 You received this bug

[Bug 212800] Re: no brightness-control on samsung laptop

2010-01-18 Thread Rene Lindsay
The Samsung R560 has the same problem, but I have a partial work-around. If you press Fn+Up/Down, the brightness bar appears and starts flickering, but the brightness does not change. Instead the keyboard seems to lock up. You can return the keyboard to normal by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F3, then

[Bug 467992] Re: mouse freezes while key pressed after karmic upgrade

2009-11-07 Thread Rene Lindsay
Apparently this is not really a bug, but is actually a feature of Synaptics Touchpad. Its meant to prevent the mouse from accidentally being moved while typing. Luckily this annoying behavior can be turned off in Gnome by going: System Preferences Mouse Touchpad (Uncheck: Disable touchpad