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Re: Ideas to improve gaming in 13.04

 

You are talking about a switch or something for "Gaming mode"? Or those
settings to be default?

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Thibaut Brandscheid <randaltor@xxxxxx>wrote:

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> Gaming is a key area for every desktop OS. Ubuntu has the advantage of
> being late to the party and can therefore learn what to do better and
> what the others got right.
>
> Some suggestions:
> · Disable all desktop shortcuts (maybe except STRG+ALT+arrow)
> · Find a solution for multi-monitor (show wallpaper only or deactivate)
> · Save monitor settings & restore them when switching back to desktop
> · Don't show desktop notifications (play the sound only)
> · Disable power-saving and screen locking
> · Stop none important services (max. CPU power)
> · Maybe set the messaging menu status to [name of the game] by default
> · Maybe use zsync to download game updates (downloading 1GB is no fun)
>
> Ubuntu depends for the drivers and games on others but we can provide
> a smooth game desktop integration by having nice defaults.
>
> A game can't use multi-monitor, thats okay, Ubuntu will display the
> wallpaper on it (no other UI elements).
> A user gets an IM msg, just press CTRL+ALT+arrow and switch to another
> workspace and answer your buddy (gamers will learn the shortcut quit
> fast). Do something awesome with the possibilities Linux already has
> (multiple workspaces) to attract more gamers.
>
> The message should be: Ubuntu is the most awesome platform for gaming
> and Canonical cares about gamers.
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