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authorShaun McCance <shaunm@gnome.org>2010-02-21 22:25:27 -0600
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[goscustdesk.xml] Adapt to changes in Monitor Preferences
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@@ -2489,122 +2489,80 @@ that you can modify:</para>
<primary>preference tools</primary>
<secondary>Display</secondary>
</indexterm>
- <para>Use the <application>Display</application>
-preference tool to configure the monitors that your computer uses.</para>
+ <para>Use <application>Monitor Preferences</application>
+to configure the monitors that your computer uses.</para>
<note><para>On most laptop keyboards, you can use the key combination
<keycombo><keycap>Fn</keycap><keycap>F7</keycap></keycombo> to cycle between
-several typical monitor configurations without starting the <application>Display</application> preference tool.
+several typical monitor configurations without starting <application>Monitor Preferences</application>.
</para></note>
-<para>You can drag and move the graphical representations of the monitors in
-the upper part of the window to arrange how they are connected to form your
-desktop area. Note that the application displays small 'stickers' in the top
+<para>Drag the graphical representations of the monitors in
+the upper left part of the window to set how your monitors are arranged.
+<application>Monitor Preferences</application> displays small labels in the top
left corner of each monitor to help you identify which rectangle corresponds
to which monitor.</para>
-<note><para>In contrast to most other preference tools, changes you make in
-the <application>Display</application> preference tool don't take effect until
-you click the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button, and will revert to their
-previous settings unless you confirm the changes. This is a precaution to
-prevent bad display settings from rendering your computer unusable.</para></note>
-<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-72"/> lists the display preferences that
-you can modify for the currently selected monitor. The currently selected
-monitor is the one whose graphical representation has a bold black outline.
-It is also indicated by the background color of the section label.
- </para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-72">
- <title>Display Preferences</title>
- <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
- <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="50*"/>
- <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="50*"/>
- <thead>
- <row rowsep="1">
- <entry>
- <para>Dialog Element</para>
- </entry>
- <entry>
- <para>Description</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Mirror Screens</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to have all monitors show the whole desktop.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>
- <guibutton>Detect Monitors</guibutton>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>Use this button to make your desktop notice newly plugged
- in or unplugged monitors. This is necessary, since it would
- cost too much energy to constantly check for these changes.
- </para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Resolution</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>Select the resolution to use for the currently selected
- monitor from the drop-down list. <emphasis>Resolution</emphasis>
- refers to the pixel dimensions of the screen. A larger
- resolution means that more things fit on the screen, but
- everything will be smaller.
- </para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Refresh rate</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>Select the refresh rate to use for the currently
+<para>Changes you make in <application>Monitor Preferences</application>
+don't take effect until you click the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button.
+Settings will revert to their previous settings unless you confirm the changes.
+This is to prevent bad display settings from rendering your computer unusable.</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Same image in all monitors</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>When this option is selected, your entire desktop will fit on
+ a single monitor, and every monitor will show the same copy of your desktop.
+ When it is not selected, your desktop spans multiple monitors, and each monitor
+ shows only a part of your entire desktop.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Detect monitors</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Click this button to find monitors that have been recently
+ added or plugged in.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Show monitors in panel</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>When this option is selected, an icon will be placed on your
+ panel allowing you to quickly change certain settings without opening
+ <application>Monitor Preferences</application>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>The following list explains the options you can set for each monitor.
+The currently selected monitor is the one whose graphical representation has
+a bold black outline. It is also indicated by the background color of the
+section label.</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>On</guilabel> / <guilabel>Off</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Individual monitors can be completely disabled by
+ selecting <guilabel>Off</guilabel>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Resolution</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Select the resolution to use for the currently selected
+ monitor from the drop-down list. <emphasis>Resolution</emphasis>
+ refers to the pixel dimensions of the screen. A larger
+ resolution means that more things fit on the screen, but
+ everything will be smaller.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Refresh rate</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Select the refresh rate to use for the currently
selected monitor from the drop-down list. The <emphasis>refresh
rate</emphasis> determines how often the computer redraws the
screen. A too low refresh rate (below 60) makes the monitor
flicker and can cause discomfort to your eyes. This is less
- of a problem on lcd displays.
- </para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Rotation</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>Select the rotation for the currently selected monitor. This option may not be supported on all graphics cards.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Show displays in panel</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to show an icon in the notification area
- that allows you to quickly change the rotation.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- </sect2>
+ of a problem on LCD displays.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Rotation</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem><para>Select the rotation for the currently selected monitor.
+ This option may not be supported on all graphics cards.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+</sect2>
<sect2 id="goscustmulti-2">
<title>Sound Preferences</title>