Yes I went through this exact thing recently. I tried Gnome, then XFCE, then i3. I settled with i3 reacting to my connecting/disconnecting my laptop from my mo

Yes I went through this exact thing recently. I tried Gnome, then XFCE, then i3. I settled with i3 reacting to my connecting/disconnecting my laptop from my monitor, but even then the resolutions never looked correct. I ended up selling my Lenovo Carbon x6 and bought a macbook pro. I was so bitter about the experience, but on the other hand I'm no longer worrying about things that should just work. /rant