Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4498 mails)

[Matthias Hopf <mhopf@xxxxxxx>]

On Nov 29, 06 18:10:24 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
> If you connect the ViewSonic using the digital cable you lose the 
> ability to change Contrast/Brightness and any Manual Adjustments to the 
> image size/position; only connecting using the analog connection can one 
> get these controls back.

Ouch!

That is what I would call a broken monitor.

> The only way to control the monitor when using digital, therefore, is 
> thru the software - in this case playing around with the gamma setting 
> in Personal Settings (in Suse).

You won't control the monitor this way, only the final output table of
the graphics hardware.

BTW - both 100% white and 100% black will remain exactly the same if you
change gamma. So the monitor will continue to shine as bright as before
when you're using a white background like in terminal windows.

Matthias

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