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["Nicholas Ipsen(Sephiroth_VII)" <sephiroth7vii@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe we should ask game developers to send a call to some daemon to
activate game mode?
On Oct 19, 2012 12:43 AM, "Thibaut Brandscheid" <randaltor@xxxxxx> wrote:

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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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