Re: [gentoo-user] Re: VGA output?

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> ...[snip]...
>>
>> Thanks everyone.  Do these apps allow you to connect and disconnect a
>> monitor without restarting X?  I'm not sure how that would work
>> because my laptop screen's aspect ratio is resized based on that of
>> the monitor.
>>
>> - Grant
>>
>>
>
> Yes. Typically I have aliased commands for xrandr. If I am using the VGA
> and I want to undock the laptop and use its LCD, I run my turnoffvga alias:
>
>  xrandr --output VGA --off
>
> undock the laptop and restart windowmaker (not the X server); just a
> simple ALT+R key stroke for wm; this does not mess up running X apps. I
> restart the window manager so my desktop background are resized to the
> size of the laptop LCD monitor. I use xrandr extensively to reset, turn
> on and off VGA/LCD whether I have the laptop docked or not. All without
> restarting the X server; it also works with digital projectors.
>
> For resetting the VGA:
>
> xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto --pos 0x0
>
> or for a resetting both monitors (bash function)
>
> EXTERNAL_OUTPUT="VGA"
> INTERNAL_OUTPUT="LVDS1"
> INTERNAL_LOCATION="--below $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT"
>
> xrandr |grep $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT | grep " connected "
> if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
>    xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
>    xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
>    xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT $INTERNAL_LOCATION
> else
>    xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
>    xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
> fi
>
>
> --
> Valmor

Thanks Valmor, good stuff.

- Grant