Finally after starting at my new job I have found some time to work on displayconfig-gtk again. So expect a new release soon. If you would like to give it a try before, you can download the package for Gutsy from my website.
Changes
It will include the following changes:
- Fix the X/system restart request dialog
- Bind to the correct gettext domain - fixes LP: #140678
- Move the fail safe mode user interface to a separate script (xfailsafedialog)
- Fix crash if vendor is None - fixes LP: #123513
- Close the application on window manager close event - fixes LP: #133607
- Do not show the “need adminstrative rights” dialog if the xorg.conf is missing - fixes LP: #135138
- Do not fail silently on unreadable inf files - fixes LP: #139029
- Make sure to write a changed location information
- Do not detect the monitor automatically when the chooser is opened, instead provide a detect button
- Only allow to detect the monitor of the first screen (limitation of xresprobe) - fixes LP: #144528
- Allow to specify the aspect ratio of a monitor in the chooser - fixes LP: #135309, fixes LP: #141138, fixes LP# #144116<
- Restore the aspect ratio of locations
- Display horizontal and vertical refresh rate correctly in the monitor chooser - fixes LP: #139723
- Fix a typo - fixes LP: #140562
- Hide the orientation setting (not stable enough)
- Add correct icons for 4:3 and 16:9 screens
- Desktop background in the icons follows the Tangerine icon theme
- Select the current driver in the driver chooser - fixes LP: #135158
Screenshots
I am always interested in getting any kind of feedback. Please feel free to write me an email, to fill a bug in Launchpad or to leave a comment here.