Re: Console display in portrait mode with unusual dpi resolution

[Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>]

Hi!

> Overview: At business I just got a brand new EIZO 18" LCD display L675
> to test its usability for working in portrait mode to show a full A4
> page. These test were done on Windows NT4 but I'd really like to know
> how well Linux would have done. I'm going to describe all the obstacles
> I encountered on Windows so anybody may knows the corresponding answers
> for Linux. Maybe there are other problems on Linux?
> 
> 1. Obstacle
> While the EIZO L675 is mechanically turnable, it doesn't handle the
> landscape/portrait mode switch itself. [OFFTOPIC] Are the any other
> displays capable of this? [OFFTOPIC OFF] The turning software had to be
> ordered/paid separate (Pivot software). Of course the display should
> handle it itself, but until this happens a software solution is okay. Is
> there any software solution for Linux?
> I've heard there are graphics cards which handles the landscape/portrait
> mode themselves (i.e. ATI radeon). This is almost as good as if the
> display handles it, as long as if there are the corresponding drivers
> available. How about Linux drivers?
> PS. My good old monochrome portrait monitor from Apple (around 1990) is
> an fine example.

Things like iPAQ can do portrait/landscape switch, and it is handled
by modified Xserver. Agenda people will probably have similar hack.

Warning: it is going to be slow, and don't dream to use DRI.
								Pavel
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