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Toggle Script for my Nvidia based Laptop. 
Tested on a Lenovo T61P using Ubuntu 8.10

Author: Stanley Kamithi
URL: kenyangeekboy.blogspot.com
Licence: GPL

Requirements:
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*Ruby (of cause), specifically the rake package.
*xosd
*Laptop with Nvidia graphics card

Install
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To install run "sudo rake install". 
Default directory is /usr/local/monitor_toggle.
To change this install dir, run "sudo rake install install_dir=<new_dir>"

Uninstall
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Run "sudo rake uninstall"


Version 0.6

* fix a major bug where toggling wasn't working right on my laptop. probing
for modelines before monitors where enabled. it caused X to crash.

Version 0.5

* Refactor code

Version 0.1

* Toggling occurs only when Fn+F7 is activated

* When 2 monitors are present
  * Flip from LCD screen to External Screen
  * Flip from External Screen to Clone Mode
  * Flip From Clone Mode back to LCD Screen

* When 3 monitors are present
  * Flip from LCD Screen to 2 external screens (prefers CRT-0 as primary screen)  * Flip from External screen mode to LCD screen


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