On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:45:17 +0000 Marko Vojinovic <vvma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I missed the earlier thread about this. Would something on the lines > of > > xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1366x768 --output HDMI1 --mode 1920x1080 > --right- of LVDS1 Probably not and I was trying to clone LVDS1. After considerable experimentation, my hypothesis is that KDE grabs the extension. > > > What are "that" and "WiDi"? "That" referred to completely independent display parameters. I think that this is because X11 defines only one screen (with two displays). WiDi is Intel's wireless display. With an i5 or i7 (possibly some i3's), Windows 7 and about $50 in additional hardware, you can stream computer to HDTV wirelessly. > > > Oh, someone recommended using xrandr to manipulate the display > > devices. That might be a good idea. However, the man page is about > > as arcane as The Egyptian Book of the Dead. > > Read it bottom-up. :-D Start from examples section at the bottom of > the man page, and then gradually get familiar with the xrandr 1.1 > options, then xrandr 1.2 (which I used in the above example), and > then read up xrandr 1.3 options only if you decide you need them. ;-) I actually tried that - making notes with pen and paper. For me, it might as well be the Hindi Upanishads. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
