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["Sergey \"Shnatsel\" Davidoff" <sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you rebooted before trying that?

2013/3/1 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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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
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