[desktop-discuss] REQ: Comments on latest desktop

[Garrett D'Amore]

Shawn Walker wrote:
> On 9/11/06, Alan Coopersmith <Alan.Coopersmith at sun.com> wrote:
>> Shawn Walker wrote:
>> >>>>> Desktop Context Menu: Desktop Resolution...
>> >>>
>> >>> This is a useless option. People change their resolutions once a
>> year.
>>
>> Unless they use a laptop and change everytime they connect or disconnect
>> from a projector.
>
> I think the real point is to make it easy for those that need it, and
> get rid of it for those who don't. Maybe a tray program would be
> better suited to providing that functionality ala nVidia's nView
> tools, etc.?
>
> Most of us aren't going to use the option.
>

I think this is useful.  There is a class of user who carry their
laptops back and forth, and use an external monitor at their primary
workstation.  The ideal resolution at a worksite with the monitor is
likely to be quite different than the ideal resolution when roaming. 
(Almost everyone hates panning.)

Admittedly, desktop users are unlikely to find it useful.  But laptop
users are much more inclined to use it.

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Garrett D'Amore, Principal Software Engineer
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General Dynamics C4 Systems
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