external monitor size limited.

[maindoor]

Hi,
I'm using Kubuntu 10.10, with latest patches et all.

I have a laptop connected to an external monitor. I am using only
the external monitor, so I've changed the resolution in System Settings
-> Display.
But there still are some problems for example:
1) In firefox when I type in the search bar at the right most end,
the suggestions come in the middle of the screen, rather than
right below the search bar.
2) The emacs-nox in console mode doesn't extend to the entire
screen, just a small one like it was on the laptop. How do I make it
bigger ?

Thanks.

[NoWorries]

Re: external monitor size limited.

I have a laptop connected to an external monitor. I am using only
the external monitor, so I've changed the resolution in System Settings

When you set up the external monitor, did you disable the laptop monitor in the System Settings and did you choose the auto settings for your external monitor?

1) In firefox when I type in the search bar at the right most end,
the suggestions come in the middle of the screen, rather than
right below the search bar.

When I use the search bar, I get the same display over the Firefox window as I would if I connected to Google and used the search bar in Google.

2) The emacs-nox in console mode doesn't extend to the entire
screen, just a small one like it was on the laptop. How do I make it
bigger ?

I do not use emacs-nox but when you launch the console, you should find its window size the same as it was when you last invoked it. If you are not satisfied with the size, just put your cursor over a corner and drag it to the size you want while holding down the left mouse button.

[maindoor]

Re: external monitor size limited.

1) I did not disable laptop monitor and I manually had to select the right resolution for my external monitor.

2) I run emacs-nox in console, there is no mouse there. Its just that there are unused space in the console
mode which I would like to use to view code.

[NoWorries]

Re: external monitor size limited.

If you don't disable your laptop monitor then I am wondering what you set the position of your laptop monitor to in System Settings > Display & Monitor. In my case I set it to "Right of" so that I can use both monitors where the additional monitor is on the left of my laptop monitor. If you are selecting "Clone of", then depending on the difference in size of your display monitors, your window may not be visible on the monitor that you are working with but visible on the other monitor.

I installed emacs-nox which was actually emacs23-nox and was able to run it from Konsole terminal. While there is a cursor in the emacs window, I still have mouse control over the Konsole terminal window and can change its size.

I will be interested to know if, by changing the position of your laptop monitor using System Settings > Display & Monitor, you alter the behaviour of emacs.

[maindoor]

Re: external monitor size limited.

When you opened emacs-nox, did the size fill the entire external-display ? or was it only
as wide and tall as the laptop monitor ?
During the simultaneous display on both laptop and external monitor, when you switched
to console mode, what did you have on the laptop screen and the external monitor ?
My guess is, it should be the same, we need to set some configuration somewhere to
separate them.

[NoWorries]

Re: external monitor size limited.

Since my last posting on this topic I had removed emacs23-nox. I tried installing emacs23 which crashed my desktop, I then tried emacs and this did the same. I then installed emacs23-nox and ran it from the console. This package has no X support and therefore does not cause any problem when running from the console. When I move the console to either of my monitors the size follows. When I maximise the console in either monitor it fills that monitor only.

I now have KDE 4.6 installed and I setup the dual monitor on my system using xrandr by the following procedure:

Edit /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsetup and add the line: 
xrandr --output LVDS --primary; xrandr --output LVDS --auto --output VGA-0 --auto --left-of LVDS

Here, my laptop LVDS is the primary display.

[maindoor]

Re: external monitor size limited.

Just hit me...need to clarify one thing from you.
When I said console I meant the console vs gui mode. Not the Konsole that KDE supports.
I'm talking about the screen that you get when you get Ctrl-Alt-F1.
Mouse support is there when you install gpm package but there is no minimize
screen or any other normal gui buttons.
Now tell me are you getting the full screen in both the laptop and the external-monitor
when you switch (Ctrl-Alt-F1 ) to console mode ? I mean, when you fill a vi buffer with all 'A's.
it should fill the entire screen on both the laptop and the external monitor, different sessions
of course, is it possible ?

Thanks.

[NoWorries]

Re: external monitor size limited.

When I used Ctrl-Alt-F1, both displays went full screen and what I typed on one appeared on the other. I treat this mode as a rescue mode and do not use it at all. I always use the Konsole terminal. Below is the quote from the ubuntu site on the use of the mode you are using.

Switch to Console mode

The usual method of command-line access in Ubuntu is to start a terminal (see the section called "Starting the Terminal" above) , however sometimes it is useful to switch to the real console:

* Use the Ctrl-Alt-F1 shortcut keys to switch to the first console.
* To switch back to Desktop mode, use the Ctrl-Alt-F7 shortcut keys.

Note: There are six consoles available. Each one is accessible with the shortcut keys Ctrl-Alt-F1 to Ctrl-Alt-F6.