On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 05:35:23AM -0700, Matt Parnell wrote: > Hey Guys, its the Noob again. lol > As you all know I'm an XP guy, attapting to OpenSolairs, so far its been > great, a couple hickups that you'veset me in the correct directions, but i > still am loving it. > > A Think which I've got used to on XP is the extended Desktop funtion. > I am using a laptop, 15.4" 1280x800. > I have connected an external monitor, 19" 1440x900. > On XP, all i have to do is go to properties, enable the monitor drag it to > where i want it, click extend and I can use both monitors. All i do i move my > curse off the screen to the left (i made it to the left) and it's on me other > monitor. > > Does OpenSolaris have an equivelant? > When my Laptop is connected to the Monitor (as it always is, exept for when > i'm out with it), OpenSolaris detects it and puts the screen resolution to > match it: 1440x900. But that also isplays on my laptop LCD the same. > The same thing is displayed, but because my laptop is set to 1280x800 I'm > loosing a large block off my laptop screen. > That doesn't matter aslong as there is an option, or a file that is editable > for extended monitors. > > Can anyone help me out here? I've been browsing the NET for answers for ages, > and i can't find anything. > What do you think? > > (Some of you are probably thinking that im wrong to want it ... but it's very > helpful to split your stuff up and have appications opening on diffent > screens. I know thats what Work Stations are for, but they don't interface > with scondary monitors)
Hi, I haven't set this up myself, but I believe the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file should allow you to configure two monitors, their resolutions and where you want them in relation to each other. As I say I haven't done multiple monitors myself, but maybe a google search for "multiple monitors" X11 might turn up some useful information. HTH Matt Harrison
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