Comments on: Ubuntu to get proper multi-monitor support. But only on GNOME. http://blog.tminusten.com/ubuntu-to-get-proper-multi-monitor-support/ The personal blog of Jonathan Story Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:48:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Jon http://blog.tminusten.com/ubuntu-to-get-proper-multi-monitor-support/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Jon Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:01:17 +0000 http://blog.tminusten.com/?p=25#comment-6 There have been ways to get it working, but they all require some fiddling. And I do agree with you - X is the problem rather than ubuntu; one of the weaknesses of Linux being that you can't just bump up the priority of someone else's project: a problem Redmond doesn't have. If you happen to know an app that will allow on-the-fly adding and removal of monitors (preferably hot swap, but I'd settle for on-reboot) with no config messing around or command line, which works on XFCE, I'd love to see it. There have been ways to get it working, but they all require some fiddling.

And I do agree with you – X is the problem rather than ubuntu; one of the weaknesses of Linux being that you can’t just bump up the priority of someone else’s project: a problem Redmond doesn’t have.

If you happen to know an app that will allow on-the-fly adding and removal of monitors (preferably hot swap, but I’d settle for on-reboot) with no config messing around or command line, which works on XFCE, I’d love to see it.

]]> By: Michael http://blog.tminusten.com/ubuntu-to-get-proper-multi-monitor-support/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Michael Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:09:43 +0000 http://blog.tminusten.com/?p=25#comment-5 I dont think the blame here rests with Ubuntu. This is because X is outdated. Also, the tool that's mentioned there is updated, but its not new. For a long time, there have been relatively easy alternatives to getting multiple monitors to work, though they've not officially been part of the gnome DE. I dont think the blame here rests with Ubuntu. This is because X is outdated. Also, the tool that’s mentioned there is updated, but its not new. For a long time, there have been relatively easy alternatives to getting multiple monitors to work, though they’ve not officially been part of the gnome DE.

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