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[piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for spamming, but I just tried the SVG screenshot application. I'm
getting an error that the selected application isn't supported. I tried it
on all of the default elementary applications.


On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 3:07 PM, piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Cassidy, I just went back and reread the SVG screenshot email. I think
> that's fantastic! Now I can just take a screenshot of whatever feature I
> want to show off and zoom in as much as I want. Then, the only thing we
> need is a high resolution cursor for animation.
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:38 PM, piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Cody, I get this when I run jockey-gtk:
>> (jockey-gtk:4230): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_set_render_icon_pixbuf:
>> assertion `icon_set != NULL' failed
>>
>> (jockey-gtk:4230): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_set_render_icon_pixbuf:
>> assertion `icon_set != NULL' failed
>>
>> Also, this screen pops up (Attachment)
>>
>> Cassidy, ouch that sucks. I've been too spoiled by tablets and phones and
>> just kind of assumed that elements would size as well.
>>
>> Okay, we have to improvise. When I was making the first Luna video four
>> months ago, I asked the people on metafilter how the Google videos are
>> made. You can see it here: http://bit.ly/Z0lrxj
>>
>> One person kindly took a screenshot of the video and overlayed it on top
>> of the screenshot of a real display: http://imgur.com/QoNrg and
>> concluded that the video is indeed made with photoshop/after effects
>> instead of recording.
>>
>> I went back and re watched the video (and many others) a few times and
>> noted that during the parts where things are zoomed in, there are very
>> little animations. As you can see here: http://youtu.be/kcOUWjkGBUY?t=38s,
>> it's mostly made of very simple UI with a hovering cursor and a key press.
>> I think we can do the same thing here, since we have so many great
>> designers.
>>
>> Anyway, I already have an idea of how things would go in the video.
>> Hopefully, I can get this recording thing to work and make a quick draft. I
>> think it's going to be a killer video!
>>
>> Piggy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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