Re: Fwd: Fwd: xrandr -o left

[Sjoerd Hardeman <sjoerd@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl>]

Brian McKee wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Rob Starling
> <debian-user@robstarling.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 02:24:08PM -0500, Brian McKee wrote:
> > >  I was actually doing it here
> > > for a bit, but my CRT distorts colours when you put it on it's side.
>
> > did you find all colors distorted?  or just text?  and when you
> > say "crt", do you mean it?  or is it an lcd?  i ask b/c it could
> > have been due to subpixel rendering of fonts on lcds.
>
> It's all CRT, and there was nothing 'subpixel' or subtle about it.
> It's like the alignment on the colour guns in the tube goes to heck.
>
> I'm guessing things have settled into place, and shifting it on it's
> side jostles the insides around.
No, it the earth magnetic field. CRTs are compensated for that, but of 
course rotating the screen, one also has to rotate that compensation.

Sjoerd
> Brian

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