How to setup dual monitor in kde?

[Nowardev-Team]

NB THE bash script must be executable  to do that just do

chmod +x your_name_bashscript_for_xrandr

*to see your aviable options you can just type on konsole

xrandr
*



for example


#!/bin/bash
xrandr --auto --output DVI-0 --mode 1440x900 --right-of DVI-1


2012/5/24 Nowardev-Team <nowardev at gmail.com>

> i guess you should use xrandr
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> if you can enable your monitor with xrandr you can create a   a bash
> script like this
>
> #!/bin/bash
> xrandr ...<your option>
> xrandr ...<another option>
>
> after you did  save this on ~/.kde/Autostart/
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> so everytime you load kde it will load your script  you can do this stuff
> from systemsettings here
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> http://simplest-image-hosting.net/png-0-gp1841
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> 2012/5/24 Björn Ballard <bjorn.ballard at gmail.com>
>
>> I would be grateful for help with this too.  I too am using Kubuntu 12.04
>> (with KDE 4.8.3).  I use a laptop exclusively.  Whenever I have the
>> external monitor plugged in I have to configure KDE to extend the desktop
>> on to it.  I would like to know if it's possible, and how to, store the
>> configuration of external monitor to the left of the laptop with the
>> desktop expanded onto it (instead of cloned), and have it automatically use
>> this configuration only when the external monitor is connected.
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Björn
>>
>>
>> On 24 May 2012 12:53, Marcelo Magno T. Sales <mmtsales at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I would like to extend my desktop to my second monitor. KDE defaults
>>> to clone the image of the main monitor on the secondary monitor.
>>> I can setup the desktop the way I want, with the secondary monitor
>>> above the primary one, using KDE System Settings. However, this setup
>>> does not survive a reboot and every time I turn on the computer, I
>>> have to setup the desktop again.
>>> Is there a way to make the dual monitors configuration to stick using
>>> KDE's GUI tools or do I need to create a xorg.conf file and edit it
>>> manually?
>>> I'm running Kubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin).
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Marcelo
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