On Thu Jul02'26 04:32:47PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:32:47 +0100 > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: recommendations for a 2880x1800 external monitor? > > On Thu, 2026-07-02 at 09:44 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > > How should I use xrandr on this? I guess I will be getting a black > > border on the left and right edges since the external monitor is set > > to be wider than the laptop screen. > > > > I looked into arandr to see if I got any clues and get the following: > > > > xrandr --output eDP-1 --primary --mode 2880x1800 --pos 0x0 --rotate > > normal --output DP-1 --off --output DP-2 --off --output HDMI-1 --mode > > 3840x2160 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal > > > > However arandr does not have any option for scaling or aspect ratio > > on the external monitor. > > > > There appear to be two answers here: > > > > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/220387/how-to-set-scaling-mode-for-external-displays-on-intel-gpu#220388 > > > > The second (non-accepted) answer appears to me to be more > > informative, but is this the right thing to do, and then run the > > xrandr as an executable script? > > Since you have the monitor connected, why not just try it? > > BTW, as you want to map 16x10 onto 16x9, and want to keep the pixel > aspect ratio, the black bars will be above and below, not left and > right (i.e. you'll be reducing the height, not the width). >
Thanks! But then, won't the black bars be on the laptop screen since that is larger in height? Best wishes, Ranjan -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
