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Number of X screens corresponding to number of “Screen” sections in xorg.conf file for multi-monitor configuration
I want to set up a multi-monitor configuration where two "landscape" oriented monitors one above the other and two "portrait" oriented monitors one right of the other combine into a single large ...
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3 monitors on 2 separate nvidia cards with compositing and rotation
Is this even possible? I've got 3 monitors (#1, #2, and #3) and 2 video cards (A and B). #1 and #2 are connected to video card A, and #3 is connected to B. I want to rotate monitors #2 and #3, and ...
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Multiple display works in Linux Mint Live CD but not my Gentoo installation
I tried to connect a VGA display to my Gentoo laptop and use multi-display. However, the two screens behave like one big screen instead of two separate ones. That is, if I maximize a window, it ...
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i3-wm not resizing screen resolution on login
I'm using Parallels for the Mac, but this may be relevant to other VMs too.
Using Ubuntu 14.04, when I login using Unity it resizes the screen and uses all available screens (2 in my case), perfect. ...
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Selective dim screens
How can I dim only select screens of my multiple-monitor linux system?
I have 5 monitors connected to my computer 4 *15 inch and one 27 inch.
sometimes i want to use only the main screen (27) and ...
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How to change the default “fullscreen” monitor?
I have to monitors, one attached to my Nvidia graphics card using HDMI, the other one using VGA (using a DVI-VGA adapter). Most fullscreen games (that even recognizes that there are two monitors) uses ...
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How to manage multiple panel layouts for different display setups in KDE?
I use my laptop in 3 display setups:
laptop only
laptop + monitor
laptop + projector
For each one I use different screen setup and panel layout. It's quite boring to modify layout after each ...
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XRandR crops displayed area on certain multi-monitor configurations
I have total of four monitors. One (1680x1050) is connected to integrated Intel display adapter, and three (1440x900 and two 1920x1080) are connected to dedicated ATI display adapter. With certain ...
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How do I move gnome-panel between monitors without gnome-settings-daemon in xmonad?
I'm running xmonad with gnome-panel, but not gnome-settings-daemon. I start up gnome-panel by spawning in xmonad.hs. How can I (on the command line) get gnome-panel to switch monitors?
xmonad.hs:
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Realize a multiseat system with a polarized 3D-monitor
Besides playing 3D-material, modern 3D-TV-sets (using polarization technology) offer the possibility of dual-play.
While 3d-playback works with different polarization for the left and the right eye, ...
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feh understand new monitor plugged for image scale
I use my laptop with multiple monitor, I want feh understand new monitor pluggrd and scale wallpaper image.
now when new monitor plugged feh tile last wallpaper in all monitors.
I use this code:
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Getting second GPU monitors outputted as Multi-Display
OS
Kali Linux 1.0.6
Hardware
HD7950 x 3
BenQ Monitors x4 - 1920x1080
Kogan Monitors x2 - 2560 x 1440
Xorg.conf
http://pastebin.com/JqTPUw7s
Situation
Currently I'm trying to get all 6 ...
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Adjust font size in multi-head setup with different resolutions
I have a multi monitor setting with the main screen resolution 3840x2160 and two additional screens running on 1920x1080.
When I drag for example a firefox window between the screens, Windows seems to ...
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Making XMonad redetect two monitors
I accidentally pressed Meta-Q and xmonad restarted. Now, it has mirrored the same thing on both of my monitors. How do I get it go back to treating them as two separate screens?
Things I have ...
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XFCE - Send window to other monitor on keystroke
I am running Xubuntu 11.10 with a dual monitor setup. I am looking to create a keystroke (maybe CTRL + ALT + SPACE which will allow me send a selected window to the next monitor.
In GNOME there is a ...
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Multiple video cards on Xorg on Debian 7.4
I have 2 video cards installed and configured xorg.conf to output onto both monitors with Option "Xinerama" "1" but rather than extending my display, it is simply cloning the displays.
I'm using KDM ...
