Re: XFCE: Set default extend-to-direction?

[Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca>]

On 03/06/18 08:45 AM, Paul Johnson wrote:

> I have a laptop that I frequently use with an external monitor, but on
> the lefthand side.  Now by default, XFCE assumes that I want the monitor
> to be on the right, and the top of the laptop to be even with the top of
> the external monitor.  I would love it if there's a way to get it to
> assume I want the external monitor on the left with the laptop
> bottom-justified to that instead.  What's the best way to accomplish this?

Check out the xrandr man page.  I have two dissimilar monitors on my 
desktop and ensure that they're properly set up as follows:

xrandr --output DVI-I-1 --mode 1920x1080
xrandr --output DVI-I-2 --mode 1280x1024 --right-of DVI-I-1

That --right-of parameter tells it that my smaller monitor is to the 
right of my larger one - I could use --left-of if I wanted it on the 
other side.  I'm not sure how you'd do justification, though.

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cgibbs@surfnaked.ca (Charlie Gibbs)