I have a 1024x768 'native' LCD panel on my laptop but can drive 1400x1200
externally.

Is there a method in one XF86Config file to have multiple definitions of
screens, and have the code work out which one to preference, much as for
the mouse selection? When an external is plugged in, it should be possible
to tell by the VESA modeprobe its attached, and work out it has higher res.

(I suspect not. I think the VESA probes happen at the wrong point, and you
 can't 'tell' the config which screen to drive that way)

Does anybody have suggestions on ways to handle this? What I do now is
use a link-farm management script in /etc which allows me to select screen
at boot-time, and do it manually (and awkwardly) if I don't want to reboot.

Microslop on Dell/ATI has a desktop widgit which does this kind of thing for
you, and is quite nice.

cheers

-George
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