From: "John Hodrien" <johnh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:34 PM Subject: Re: Laptop: X Autodetect External monitor and use Higher Resolution > On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: > > > On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 14:09, Lewt @ Linux Warcry wrote: > > > Does anyone know if you can set things up where if you plugged up a > > > external monitor or dock the laptop it would use a higher resolution on > > > the larger monitor and maintain the current resolution on the laptop > > > monitor? > > > > Lewt, > > A laptop would require dual-headed video to do what you describe. I know > > of no laptop that simultaneously supports one resolution on the internal > > screen and a higher resolution on an external monitor. Several can do > > one or the other, but not both at the same time. > > The closest I've seen is if you have have a Modes line with the external > screen's resolution first, and the laptop's resolution second, if the external > display is connected you'll get the higher resolution being piped to both, and > if not you'll get the lower resolution on the laptop. That's the best I've > found. That'll probably depend on your chipset as to whether it'll work mind. > > jh I those cases the laptop screen usually scrolls with the mouse movment giveing a virtual larger screen. Which is usually quite viewable if a little confusing if the laptop screen is in your periferal vision! Regards Roger
