[aklug] Re: Dual Monitors and mousing around

Quoting William Attwood <wattwood@gmail.com>:

> I find it annoying the way the screen geometry is setup; I too have lost =
my
> mouse a few times switching to attached screens.
> I typically center align the screens and keep that in mind; helps to resol=
ve
> any problems.
>
> To take it up a notch, If you have multiple systems near one another, on t=
he
> same network, check out Synergy; use the same keyboard and mouse across
> multiple systems, monitors, etc, without a KVM.
>
> Google it, it's at the top'ish.
>
> On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Jim Gribbin <jimgribbin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, you need to keep an eye on monitor geometry when setting up dual
>> screens.
>>
>> That Toshiba laptop I bring to the Friday night sessions will do dual
>> screens rather easily, but it's WXGA @ 1200 x 800. Most desktop screens
>> won't do that.
>>
>> It automatically went to the least common denominator and I wound up
>> doing 1024x768. 1200x800 & 1024x768 are my only choices. Usable, but
>> not really I want.
>>
>> Jim G
>

I haven't tested it yet, but I believe if I configure the monitor =20
sections directly in the xorg.conf file, it would address those issues =20
for me...I'll see if I can get to it this week.

I hear Damien in my head saying, ' You shouldn't have to change the =20
xorg.conf file...the new versions of X should do this automatically =20
for you...". And I know that in most cases that is true.

However, I've done a little research and the defaults for the intel =20
chipset I have are a little wierd. There is a reason for why, but I =20
don't buy into it.

No fear, there is a fix:

xrandr --output TMDS-1 --auto
xrandr --output LVDS --auto
xrandr --output LVDS --left-of TMDS-1

For me, this sets the highest available resolution and places the =20
screens in the appropriate spots. YMMV

I think after a little modification of the xorg file, I'll be able to =20
make this happen upon startup. Meanwhile, 'xrandr' to the rescue for =20
dynamic screen modifications.

This is xrandr version 1.3 so it may not work with earlier versions.

I have tried synergy...it is pretty cool...if I remember right, cross =20
platform too!

Mike B.

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Received on Mon Jun 8 08:09:25 2009