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Steam
25th March 2008, 12:32
I'm lying on my side in bed feeling really sick (chicken?) and I want to read KB, but I can't read sideways.
I've poked around in the Control Panel, under Display, but I can't find anything to make it display everything sideways.
nodrog
25th March 2008, 12:34
push the monitor over?
Steam
25th March 2008, 12:36
push the monitor over?

It's a laptop, and I can't put it on the side without great inconvenience.
That was a good idea though.
mynameis
25th March 2008, 12:50
Turn it off and go back to sleep ya blady addict ! Maaan ! :laugh: Get well.
avgas
25th March 2008, 12:51
It's a laptop, and I can't put it on the side without great inconvenience.
That was a good idea though.

Got a usb keyboard and mouse? if so push it on its side so it sits like a V.
I used to do it to my laptop all the time to help cooling (it ran 24/7).
Of course no external mouse and keyboard your f'ed
xwhatsit
25th March 2008, 13:20
Fairly easy to do under linux, just use xrandr. However I've only seen this feature under Windows with specific graphics card drivers -- such as the nVidia extensions (in Display Settings). I think AMD/ATI have something similar too.

On a laptop you've probably got some sort of delightful Intel integrated graphics card, so under Windows you probably can't do that unless there's some sort of third-party option.
Finn
25th March 2008, 13:26
God damn lazy hippy! You can't be that sick.
FlangMasterJ
25th March 2008, 13:46
It's not a disease.
Steam
25th March 2008, 14:19
God damn lazy hippy! You can't be that sick.

It's Otago Anniversary Day, and there's no work for a lot of businesses.
My luck to get sick on the long weekend!

Thanks all, sounds like I should just sit up and shut up, windows ain't gonna do it.
Finn
25th March 2008, 14:47
I'm lying on my side in bed feeling really sick (chicken?)

Maybe it was toxic honey. Some hippy is selling it in the Coromandal.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10500015
paturoa
25th March 2008, 16:55
Depends on the brand of video chips, drivers and the operating system.

Check out the video adapter via the control panel /settings / advanced and then do a check on the manufacturers site. There may be a utility you can download that will do it eg ATI drivers for IBM Stinkpads etc.
kevfromcoro
25th March 2008, 18:19
Read this post and thought u were talking about the screen on your bike...bit difficult....good luck with your puter..



anyone want to buy some cheap honey...got heaps of it and it aint selling at the moment