Dual Monitors...

Derek Broughton derek at pointerstop.ca
Tue Sep 8 01:31:37 UTC 2009


Michael Comperchio wrote:

> Ubuntu:
> these settings are from the Display preferences....
>     Notebook:
>         Color:        32 Bit
>         Resolution:    1024x768
>         Refresh:    75hz.
>     Monitor:
>         Color:        32 Bit
>         Resolution:    1024x768
>         Refresh:    75hz.
> 
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier    "Default Screen"
>     Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
>     Device        "Configured Video Device"
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Virtual    1024 1536
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
> EndSection
> 
> The windows resolutions are the 'natural' resolutions for the displays.
> I have no idea where the Linux resolutions are coming from.

Looks to me like it's using the "natural" resolutions, and mapping them as 
side-by-side (Your "virtual" size has to be either as wide as the wider 
display and the height of the two together, or as tall as the tallest 
display and the width of the two combined) .  Works for me.

-- 
derek






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