Re: Laptop: X Autodetect External monitor and use Higher Resolution

[Izak Fourie <izakf cvs co za>]

John Hodrien wrote:

> > On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 14:09, Lewt @ Linux Warcry wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > Does anyone know if you can set things up where if you plugged up a 
> > > external monitor or dock the laptop it would use a higher resolution on 
> > > the larger monitor and maintain the current resolution on the laptop 
> > > monitor?
> > >      
> > Lewt,
> > A laptop would require dual-headed video to do what you describe. I know
> > of no laptop that simultaneously supports one resolution on the internal
> > screen and a higher resolution on an external monitor. Several can do
> > one or the other, but not both at the same time.
> >    
I am using a HP/Compaq nx9010 with my laptop (internal) display set at 
1024x768 and my external display
set at 1280x1024... They are however not mirrors of each other, i.e. I 
have dual head display with independant
desktops on each screen (or Xinerama)... I don't know if you can 
"mirror" your desktop on different
monitors at different resolutions...