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Idea #1873: Screen pivot / rotation

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #396: Switch my Monitor from Landscape mode to Portrait mode on the fly..
Written by pbaracos the 29 Feb 08 at 22:03. Category: Graphics. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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For those of us who have monitors that can be rotated from landscape position to portrait position, it would be really nice if the rotation option actually worked.
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Written by pbaracos the 29 Feb 08 at 22:03.
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Alan Pope (Ubuntu developer) wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 22:06
+1, This is also essential for tablet based computers.

ToyKeeper wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 22:43
I don't know what hardware you're using, but rotation does "actually work" on my gutsy desktop... sort of.

If I run this, the screen rotates to display correctly while my monitor is rotated:

xrandr --output DVI --rotate left

However, it has some limitations. The screen updates rather slowly, because my system doesn't seem to support rotation in hardware. And, if I try to use a video overlay while rotated, the system seems to lock up.

So, the intel video driver needs some work, but the functionality does at least exist.

dan.fernandez wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 01:13
ToyKeeper,
yes, it works, as long as you have:

Option "RandRRotation" "on"
Option "Rotate" "CW"
Option "Rotate" "CCW"

In your xorg.conf (not by default, or it's lost on screen resolution change). After that is in the file, a simple xrandr --rotate left / right / normal turns the screen. Whould be nice to check when that options are lost and fix that.


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