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I don't even have an xorg.conf. Things "just work", and if they don't, I use xrandr at the command line to fix things live. It's really gotten a lot better than
by jff 14y ago
I don't even have an xorg.conf. Things "just work", and if they don't, I use xrandr at the command line to fix things live. It's really gotten a lot better than the bad old days of hacking around with XF86Config.
- ricardobeat 14y agoSwapping xorg.conf for xrandr isn't a big win for most users. It is getting better, but things still fall apart like a sand castle when something goes wrong.
- jlgreco 14y agoConsidering there are plenty of GUI frontends for xrandr, of course it is better for most (all?) users.
- jff 14y agoAnd even the command-line tool is far simpler than fiddling with xorg.conf. When I plug my laptop into its docking station, I run a little script to switch over to my two external monitors in portrait mode: #!/bin/sh xrandr --output LVDS1 --off xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1200 --rotate left xrandr --output HDMI1 --mode 1920x1200 --left-of VGA1 --rotate left I could probably automate it, but this is easy enough that I don't care.