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Questions to do with displays (for questions to do with GNU Screen see gnu-screen).

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Vh screen capture alternative

Please advice some desktop capture programm, that emulate a video device and could be used inside other software, in skype, for example. I need something with good performance. I've used one chinese ...
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Can a monitor get damaged due to rotating?

Can a particular monitor(-type) get damaged when it gets rotated while it's powered on? (like a screen-holder such as this allows)
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New Windows 7 installation; Screen resolution too low [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Just installed Windows 7, some things not working out-of-the-box I have a weird problem with my new computer, on which I just installed Windows 7, without any internet ...
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when trying to install windows 7 on my computer it inly gets to 30 % then gets the blue screen

I have tried both vista and windows 7. I have gotten a new hard drive and it does the same thing. Not sure where to go from here to get windows loaded.
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How to switch between two latest windows in tmux?

screen has a Ctrl-a,Ctrl-a to switch between two latest windows? How to do it in tmux?
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Run a GUI in screen or tmux (or alternative)

I have an application that's gui only that constantly needs to run. The problem is that I can't install a full desktop just for this application (my OS is debian and ubuntu cli). So I was wondering ...
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Raspberry PI and laptop screen

Basically i want to connect a mobile screen to the Raspberry PI and the cheapest way possible. I don't mind if i attach a touch screen (if it's possible) to it or a old laptop screen. I would like ...
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Laptop issue. How to determine if it's the screen panel, the inverter or the GPU?

The laptop starts with a blue screen that slowly fades to black and then i hear the Windows sound. So how could i determine if its the inverter, the panel or the GPU? So far i tried to connect the ...
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No Screens Found Arch Linux Startx Error

When attempting to startx in Arch Linux the error: Fatal Server error: no screens found is displayed. Is there a way to fix this error?
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How to disable auto display lock in Windows 8 Consumer Preview?

I have looked all over for this one, and have only found answers for Windows 7 or people don't understand the problem. I have already disabled the screen saver and locking in power options How to ...
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Adjustment For A Dell M992 Monitor

I don't know if this is the right forum to be asking this - I just got a monitor that a friend gave me. It is a Dell M992. The problem is, The screen doesn't fit the screen (does that make sense? ...
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ALT+arrow moving between words in ZSH and iTerm 2

I logged in on one of hosting provider servers and noticed ALT + left and ALT + right moved between words in a shell prompt in a screen. What kind of key bindings I need to configure and where to get ...
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How to increase the resolution of a laptop screen more than it supports

I have a laptop, which has a screen resolution of 1366x768, as most laptops have. Is there any way to increase it? The laptop is an HP Pavilion dv6, with Intel HD 3000 graphics and Radeon HD 6490M ...
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Stuck or dead pixel?

I can't tell if one of the pixels on the screen of my 2011 Macbook air is dead or just stuck. The pixel is usually black while displaying most colors, but it changes to white if I'm looking at a ...
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Get PID of process started in screen by su

i have a simple script that starts quassel-core in a screen session as different user! The script is: #!/bin/sh su ircc -c 'screen -dmS quassel /home/ircc/quassel/quassel-core' I want to start and ...
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No matter what i do, my laptop, windows 7, keeps going to the lock screen

How do i stop the computer from going to the lock screen? I have done all the idiot stuff, like turned off the screen saver, set the time for the sleep mode and all that. even did the advance stuff ...
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Will rapid screen refresh hurt its life?

I sometimes use a script I wrote to invert my screen's colors as fast as the screen will refresh to make it like a strobe light for raves. Will changing the colors on my monitor this fast take way ...
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Screen resolution messed up after update from windows update on windows 7

Hello i installed some updates for windows 7 from windows update yesterday and it completely messed up my screen resolution for some reason. I have always had 1920x1080 working fine without problems, ...
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Simultaneously share screen and webcam

I'm looking for software that allows me to share both my webcam feed (built in or USB) and my screen. While Google Searching I came across ScreenCamera, which would be great, however it doesn't let ...
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Remap Ctrl-A in GNU Screen

I have been using GNU screen for a couple of days and the CTRL-A navigation is beginning to wear on me. How can I remap this key combo and what are some common replacements for these keys? For ...
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byobu + screen colors headache

I have byobu installed on FreeBSD, with the users, uptime, load average, cpu count, cpu freq, mem available, mem used, date, and time notification modules enabled, in that order. No matter what I do, ...
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Laptop with a hit, the screen shows black as red and have red vertical lines [closed]

yesterday my laptop hit the ground on one side and since then the screen has vertical red lines and shows the black as red. Is the physical screen broken? I expected to see some local damage on it ...
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Preserving a job running outside screen in an ssh session

Let's say I've ssh'd into my box and decided to run a long job, but have forgotten to run that job inside screen. Is there anything I can do to stop the job from terminating when the ssh session ...
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want to make text size 15% bigger in Win 7

The text in my 17 inche secreen is small so I changed it to 125% (medium) but I also did not like that because it is now a bit big in the size. How can I make it something like 115%? because there are ...
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Can I change the screen resolution?

I got a laptop with 17 inche screen. However, it is not that comfort as the text appears small. The recommended resolution is 1600x900 but I want to change it to something smaller. My question is: if ...
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How to change the number of columns on a putty window to more than the screen width?

I am on windows and often have to ssh to linux machines. Though as much as I would love to have an alternate ssh client, none really comes part to Putty. One thing or the other always breaks, even in ...
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Force screen resolution to its maximum in Windows

I have a Samsung SyncMaster SA100 monitor which I got after my good old CRT failed. The CRT had a maximum supported resolution of 1024x768 and the Samsung has 1366x768. However, when I connect the ...
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What caused my blue screen?

Dump File : 040812-15756-01.dmp Crash Time : 08/04/2012 13:58:02 Bug Check String : DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE Bug Check Code : 0x0000009f Parameter 1 : 00000000`00000003 ...
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Wallpaper or background or both? [closed]

In terms of electronic screens (computers, cell phones, pda, tablets etc..) what is more accurate to say: wallpaper or background. Or are they equal?
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Samsung Galaxy Tab LCD screen with “oil” effect [closed]

There is a problem with my Samsung Galaxy Tab's screen. A couple of days ago a small spot appeared on the screen, similar to an oil spot on any surface. It seems as it some liquid would have escaped ...
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Computer Freezes Up With Vertial Lines Across Screen and Audio Spazz

Here is a (terrible) photo (angled looking down) of the stripes: Notice the purplish vertical stripes that appear evenly about 1/10 of the time. My computer is randomly freezing up and showing lines ...
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Changing screen resolution with with Windows 7

I'm using a Dell Inspiron desktop computer hooked up to an old Venturer monitor. When I go to change the screen resolution under Personalization, Windows won't allow me to make any change from 1024 x ...
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Keeping more history in GNU screen

When scrolling up through the history of screen session with ctrl+a ESC (the output in terminal), it only goes back a small number of lines. How do I configure screen to keep (much) longer history? ...
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How can I copy the output from a remote command into the local clipboard?

I use iTerm2 as my terminal client in Mac OS X. On the local system I can use pbcopy and pbpaste to transfer data between the system clipboard and the terminal, but of course this doesn't work when ...
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How is monitor resolution measured for “HD” monitors?

By HD I mean my mid-2011 17" macbook pro screen, the Dell Ultrasharp 30", or the 27" apple cinema display. All of these have a really high resolution, and I'm wondering what this is called. DPI? I'm ...
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Are there any anti-reflective / anti-glare films or sheets? [closed]

It’s really hard to watch videos during the day because light-colored clothing, walls, and such reflect in the (CRT, desktop) monitor. I’m well aware of screens and such, but is there some sort of ...
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Suggestions with Application Switching on Mac Snow Leopard on screen issue - any ideas?

Here's the scenario... Multiple applications open MacPro desktop. I can successfully switch between application using Expose, Command-Tab, or Dock. By successful, I mean that when I make the switch, ...
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Windows XP - Drag window off screen

I'm on a Windows XP notebook with a screen resolution of 1024x600. I have the problem that I can't click a button of a desktop program because it is off screen. Selecting the button through Tab+Enter ...
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Use Screen commands (C-A C-C, etc.) in byobu-tmux

I was having some troubles with byobu lately while using the screen back-end, so I switched to using the tmux back-end, which works like a charm. The problem is now that my keyboard has tiny F1­-F12 ...
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Windows 8 minimum screen resolution

I had lately switched from Windows 7 starter to Windows 8 which works best on 1024*768. My current screen resolution is 1024*600 - is there any possibility of improving this?
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monitoring changes in windows of screen while screen is detached

It is possible to monitor windows in screen (I mean the terminal multiplexer called screen) with Ctrl-a M. However, I am only aware of the notification when I am looking at any window. What I want, ...
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Linux: Is there a way to have multiple X displays with the Intel driver?

I have two monitors connected to an intel chipset (Sandybridge Desktop GT1) on VGA and DVI. With this xorg.conf, everything works great: Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver ...
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how can I record the desktop screen at 60 FPS?

I know there are many screen capturing software but is there any free software that can record my desktop activity at 60 Frames Per Second ?
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cant adjust screen brightness?

my laptop was working fine. yesterday I installed vs2008 and google chrome and msdn. today when I start my laptop the screen brightness goes very low when I reach the enter your win 7 password page. ...
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Remap shift-tab to tab in bash/screen/putty in Linux?

Well I use vi-mode in bash via the set -o vi command. What's annoying is when I'm typing words in capital then try to complete using tab but don't release the shift-key fast enough, it brings me out ...
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Force Windows 8 Metro apps to run lower resolutions below 1024x768?

I have installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my Samsung NB30 netbook. I was very excited to try it on this little box cause it has a touchscreen and Windows 8 is supposed to be optimized for ...
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Setting up my Samsung SA550 screen

I just bought a new Samsung PC monitor but I am having trouble setting it up properly. I have run the auto-setup several times but I am still not satisfied with the quality. I have connected two ...
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Not able to detect third screen on onboard VGA

Does somebody have some experience with the following problem. I just remasterd from Xp to Windows 7(32-bit) a HP desktop with aditional Nvidia graphic card. The graphic card allows the users to use 3 ...
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HP Netbook - Cracked screen, accessing bios, external monitor?

I have an HP netbook with a cracked screen. It boots into Windows fine. I am using an external monitor. I need to access the bios but the netbook doesn't post to the monitor until the welcome screen ...
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Laptop screen flashing

I've recently bought this laptop: NP305V5A-S03IT, with the new AMD A8 APU and a dedicated video card in crossfire. Anyway, from time to time (I think once or twice in an hour), the display turns ...

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