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hakstooy · Apr 29, 2005, 08:55 PM

Anyone try this yet?

Cause my 12" 1.33 PowerBook isn't showing the option for my external 20".

Maybe my crap GPU can't do it?

mhuie · Apr 29, 2005, 09:17 PM

Hold apple-option-shift while clicking the Displays preference.

iREZ · Apr 29, 2005, 09:22 PM

didn't work for me n my new dell 20", maybe im doin something wrong.

hakstooy · Apr 29, 2005, 09:22 PM

Heh, well, that makes the pref go all slow and weird as it drops in, but still no option.

THE MAC GOD · Apr 29, 2005, 10:16 PM

Does this do what it sounds like? Does it actually rotate the display?

Too Artificial · Apr 29, 2005, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by THE MAC GOD

Does this do what it sounds like? Does it actually rotate the display?

Yep

jyunderwood · Apr 29, 2005, 11:47 PM

spotlight works. type in rotate in system prefs and it will direct you to the tab or tell you why you can't use it.

for me "the geometry tab of Displays preferance is hidden because this display does not have geometry controls."

mhuie · Apr 30, 2005, 03:10 AM

jynderwood, i get that message also. but i can override it with that hotkey combo i posted earlier.

rotates fine even though my pb lcd doesnt rorate

tuamigo · Apr 30, 2005, 03:25 AM

I have also tried all the previous key combos and nothing works. I suspect that my powebook is simply not supported. I also get the "geometry error" that jyunderwood pointed out. I really hope this is just a sofware issue that can be addressed and not a limitation of the GeForce FX Go5200 w/32 megs in my powerbook. I have a 12" powerbook 1ghz with attached to external syncmaster 173t. If anyone with this setup or simlar gets the portrait mode working please let me know.

-tuamigo

RonnieoftheRose · Apr 30, 2005, 03:29 AM

Can't wait for someone to hack it. I would love to prop a PowerBook on its side and use external peripherals with it.

cybergoober · Apr 30, 2005, 05:06 AM

Originally Posted by mhuie

Hold apple-option-shift while clicking the Displays preference.

Actually it's Apple-Option-Control

Cei · Apr 30, 2005, 06:41 AM

Works without any key combinations for me - both my 20" Studio and my VP191b show the option (though only the VP191b actually rotates). Radeon 9800XT.

Cadaver · Apr 30, 2005, 08:38 AM

I can't seem to find any consistency in who can or who can't access the display rotation.

My DP2.5GHz G5 with a Radeon X800XT (connected to a Dell 2001FP) does not show any display rotation options, no matter what modifier keys I hold down while opening the Displays control panel. There's nothing in Tiger's Help files, either.

(Tiger installed via Archive & Install, if that matters)

I can rotate with the ATI control panel... but why do some have it as an option in Displays???

jyunderwood · Apr 30, 2005, 10:33 AM

none of the hot key combos work for me. I'm even making some up to try to get it to work