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[Thibaut Brandscheid <randaltor@xxxxxx>]

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On 10/19/2012 12:10 AM, Joel Leclerc wrote:
> You are talking about a switch or something for "Gaming mode"?
Jep. Ubuntu "should" have a gaming mode activated when starting a game
fullscreen.


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