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I use Linux and I always have problems with this. Which stack (eg. distro, desktop environment) are you using? I finally gave up and made shell scripts using A

I use Linux and I always have problems with this. Which stack (eg. distro, desktop environment) are you using? I finally gave up and made shell scripts using ARandR and bound them as keyboard shortcuts.

wolfgang42 10y ago
This seems like the sort of thing that would be specific to the window manager or desktop environment (not even X11), so indeed saying "Linux does this" is not especially helpful. Not OP, but I've observed this on KUbuntu, both 14.04 and 16.04; I assume that it's a generic KDE feature.
JoshTriplett 10y ago
> I use Linux and I always have problems with this. Which stack (eg. distro, desktop environment) are you using? GNOME 3 does this out of the box, in both Debian stable and latest Debian unstable.
bigmadwolf 10y ago
MATE 1.16.1 on Mint 18.1 (and more than likely the many previous versions going back to the GNOME 2 days) remembers the resolution and positioning of any attached monitors. At home I use a Thinkpad and a 30" 2560x1600. At work the same Thinkpad and two 24" 1920x1200 screens. MATE recalls the various layouts without issue. If I have used a projector to present, it will retain that configuration for next time I use that projector as well. Additionally, if I disconnect a monitor it will re-position any applications that were open on the disconnected monitor to the remaining one. If I reconnect that same monitor the applications from it will migrate back to it again. Very neat, just works, gets out of my way and I can get on with the task I am trying accomplish. This comes in handy when switching back and forth the input on the 30" screen to have it show the display output of my desktop PC switching the input has the effect of disconnecting the monitor as far as the laptop is concerned.