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[Cassidy James <cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The resolution of those might be really high, but the interface elements
will always be the same size in pixels. That is until GTK gets dips <
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_independent_pixel> . :)
On Feb 27, 2013 8:55 PM, "piggy classy" <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Okay, will do that tomorrow. But I have something school work that I must
> take care now.
>
> Cassidy, worst case scenario, we'll get you to do the recordings and I'll
> just put them together ha!
>
> Just out of curiousity, does anyone here have Macbook Pro, Thunderbolt
> display, or a 4k TV? If you do, we must get you to do the recording!
> Because with any one of those, we can zoom in two or three times without
> getting fuzzy images.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Cody Garver <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> According to xrandr, your second display does not exist.
>>
>> You can disable your drivers using jockey-gtk, it should already be
>> installed, just put that in a Terminal and it will launch.
>>
>> Then try configuring the monitor as well as xrandr -q again.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 8:36 PM, piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Not sure if my last reply was to all or just Cassidy, but here it is
>>> again:
>>>
>>> Cody, how do I uninstall my proprietary drive? Sorry,, I'm not very
>>> familiar with Linux. Also, I get this response with the command:
>>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192
>>> LVDS1 connected 1366x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>> 344mm x 194mm
>>>    1366x768       59.6*+
>>>    1360x768       59.8     60.0
>>>    1024x768       60.0
>>>    800x600        60.3     56.2
>>>    640x480        59.9
>>> VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>> HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>> DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>>>
>>> Cassidy, the mirror box is blanked out. I've attached a screenshot of
>>> the Display window.
>>>
>>> UPDATE: I just booted up my Windows, and my TV was instantly recognized.
>>> I'm now typing this message with 1920x1080 resolution.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Cassidy James <cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I know the UX of that Ubuntu Displays plug can be confusing... And this
>>>> sounds like a "duh" thing but I overlooked it all the time: is the little
>>>> "mirror" check box on the right checked? If so, uncheck that. ;)
>>>>  On Feb 27, 2013 6:36 PM, "Cody Garver" <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Uninstall your proprietary drivers and see what happens, at least
>>>>> regarding the lag. I have a little experience with xrandr and dual
>>>>> monitors, what does this output when your tv is plugged in?:
>>>>>
>>>>> xrandr -q
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a very strange case if your tv is HDMI and not working
>>>>> automatically.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 27, 2013, at 6:07 PM, piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Hi all,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I've been working on making the launch video. One of the things I
>>>>> had hoped to do was to connect my TV to my laptop as a secondary monitor.
>>>>> This way, I can record with a higher resolution and thus can zoom in to
>>>>> particular parts of the screen without things getting blurry.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > This is my laptop:
>>>>> > Dell XPS 15-L502x
>>>>> > Geforce GT 525M
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I'm connecting my TV to it via HDMI. But nothing shows up.  Only my
>>>>> laptop is shown as available in "Displays," Clicking "Detect Displays" does
>>>>> nothing.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > It would be great if I could get some help from you guys.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Piggy
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>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cody Garver
>>
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