[Mageia-discuss] Configuring external monitor display

[Anne Wilson]

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On 20/04/12 07:26, Liam R E Quin wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-04-19 at 17:04 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote:
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>> I like to use an external monitor when doing more serious work on
>> my netbook.  As far as I can see there is nothing in MCC for
>> setting that up, so I assume I have to use System Settings.
>> However, that too only offers me the settings for the netbook's
>> display.
> 
> I think "system settings' is a kde thing, not sure.
> 
Yes, it is.

> On some laptops there's a function key that switches. On mine (HP 
> Elitebook/NVidia GT216 Quadra FX 880M) it doesn't, but I found a
> package called "disper" that provides a command-line program called
> disper that works very well.
> 
That sounds like the function key to switch between internal and
external monitor.  Fn+F5 is supposed to cycle between internal,
external or both, but it doesn't work.  Fn+F6 blanks the internal
monitor, which is actually more comfortable to work with once the
external one is configured properly, but I have to find some way of
improving the configuration.

Anne
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