From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
To: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI video: Add video_switch_key option
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:35:17 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101124143517.GA31182@srcf.ucam.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <s5hfwuqrdxs.wl%tiwai@suse.de>
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 03:31:11PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> Typically GNOME changes to the next monitor mode (e.g. xinearama,
> clone, laptop-only, external-only) by each XF86VideoSwitch key event.
> If you connect your laptop to a monitor, and sets to clone mode,
> close the lid, and reopen. Then you'll find the video mode is now
> external-monitor only. It's because two XF86VideoSwitch key events
> are issued during close/open the lid.
That's not what that keystroke is expected to do. Userspace needs to
either interpret it as "Reprobe devices" or pay attention to the
configuration that the firmware requested.
--
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-11-24 14:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-27 10:39 [PATCH] ACPI video: Add video_switch_key option Takashi Iwai
2010-11-24 7:05 ` Takashi Iwai
2010-11-24 14:26 ` Matthew Garrett
2010-11-24 14:31 ` Takashi Iwai
2010-11-24 14:35 ` Matthew Garrett [this message]
2010-11-24 14:38 ` Takashi Iwai
2010-11-24 14:42 ` Matthew Garrett
2010-11-24 14:45 ` Takashi Iwai
2010-11-24 14:54 ` Matthew Garrett
2010-11-24 15:04 ` Takashi Iwai
2010-11-24 15:09 ` Matthew Garrett
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