[ltp] Dual monitor setup: T40p+XFree-4.3.0

[Klaus Weidner]

On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 05:35:59PM -0600, Klaus Weidner wrote:
> Now start a VNC server in the background:
>         vncserver -geometry 1024x768 :3
> put a fullscreen VNC client on the external screen:
>         xvncviewer -nocursorshape -shared -fullscreen -display :0.1 :3
> and connect them:
>         x2vnc -shared -east localhost:3

Some more neat things you can do - my external monitor at home supports
1280x1024, and the one at work only 1024x768. I don't like scrolling
virtual desktops, and definitely don't want to restart the X server all
the time.

To get fullscreen X desktops in both video modes, I keep two Xvnc
sessions running in the background, one at 1024x768 (:3) and one at
1280x1024 (:4).

at office:
	# tell X server to use next resolution in mode list
	xvidtune -next -display :0.1

	killall xvncviewer
	xvncviewer -nocursorshape -shared -fullscreen -display :0.1 :3
	killall x2vnc
	x2vnc -shared -east localhost:3

at home:
	xvidtune -prev -display :0.1
	killall xvncviewer
	xvncviewer -nocursorshape -shared -fullscreen -display :0.1 :4
	killall x2vnc
	x2vnc -shared -east localhost:4

You can of course use scripts to automate this.

-Klaus