nightmorph 10/10/12 23:13:18 Modified: xorg-config.xml Log: Add multiple monitor info, bug 328001
Revision Changes Path 1.41 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.41&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.41&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?r1=1.40&r2=1.41 Index: xorg-config.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v retrieving revision 1.40 retrieving revision 1.41 diff -u -r1.40 -r1.41 --- xorg-config.xml 29 Aug 2010 03:39:55 -0000 1.40 +++ xorg-config.xml 12 Oct 2010 23:13:18 -0000 1.41 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.40 2010/08/29 03:39:55 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.41 2010/10/12 23:13:18 nightmorph Exp $ --> <guide> <title>The X Server Configuration HOWTO</title> @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>2</version> -<date>2010-08-28</date> +<version>3</version> +<date>2010-10-12</date> <chapter> <title>What is the X Window Server?</title> @@ -664,6 +664,37 @@ </body> </section> <section> +<title>Multiple monitors</title> +<body> + +<p> +You can configure more than one monitor in <path>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</path>. All +you have to do is give each monitor an identifer, then list its physical +position, such as "RightOf" or "Above" another monitor. The following example +shows how to configure a DVI and a VGA monitor, with the VGA monitor as the +right-hand screen: +</p> + +<pre caption="Configuring multiple monitors in xorg.conf"> +Section "Device" + Identifier "RadeonHD 4550" + Option "Monitor-DVI-0" "DVI screen" + Option "Monitor-VGA-0" "VGA screen" +EndSection + +Section "Monitor" + Identifier "DVI screen" +EndSection + +Section "Monitor" + Identifier "VGA screen" + Option "RightOf" "DVI screen" +EndSection +</pre> + +</body> +</section> +<section> <title>Configuring your keyboard</title> <body>
