On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 16:22:40 +0200, Sander Marechal wrote: > Julien Cristau writes: > >> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:25:26 +0200, Sander Marechal wrote: >> >>> I have a Dell D520 laptop with an Intel 945GM chipset. The internal 15" >>> screen has a resolution of 1400x1050. When I hook up an external monitor >>> (A bog standard Dell 17" TFT, model no. 1704FPTt) then the intel driver >>> correctly detects that it has a >>> maximum resolution of 1280x1024 (according to Xorg.0.log, see >>> attachment) but X still seems to start a 1400x1050 display. >>> >> I'm not sure what the problem is here. The internal panel and the >> external monitor are both enabled, according to the log the panel uses >> 1400x1050 and the external monitor 1280x1024. What behaviour did you >> expect instead? >> You can disable the internal screen with xrandr --output LVDS --off, but >> by default all connected outputs are enabled. > > The problem is that the external monitor also seems to be running > 1400x1050, but I only see the top-left 1280x1024 part of it. I can move
Then that monitor is running at 1280x1024 :) > my mouse in the parts between 1280 and 1400 horizontal, and between the > 1024 and 1050 vertical. The mouse cursor disappears, but it's definitely > there, because it takes time to scroll back. When I maximize an > application, it becomes 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels (minus the > height of the gnome-panel) high. That means I don't see the > minimize/maximize/close buttons. They're off-screen. When iceweasel is > maximized, I don't see the statusbar at the bottom. It falls behind the > gnome-panel. Your desktop is 1400x1050, because that's the dimension of the biggest connected output. > Note that my laptop lid is closed. > You can tell X (through xrandr) to turn off the LVDS before closing the lid, manually or using a script. Then the desktop will be resized to the dimension of the other output. Cheers, Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]