Specifying the primary monitor with xrandr, xfce4 and xserver-xorg-video-intel

[David Mohr]

On 10/17/07, Andrew Robinson <andrew.rw.robinson+pspam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there any way to tell XFCE which monitor to treat as the primary one?
>
> I am using the intel graphics driver, and am positioning my monitor
> using xrandr's 1.2 features:
>
> #enable external display
> xrandr --output TMDS --auto
> # set location
> xrandr --output TMDS-1 --above LVDS
>
> all my applications go to the TMDS-1 (External DVI monitor) and not to
> the LVDS.

Be aware that there is a bug in xfce 4.4.1 that will make applications
launched by xfce appear on the "first" screen only.

~David

> Even worse, when I disconnect my external monitor, all the
> open widows shift down and I am left with the title bars only showing
> just above my panel at the bottom of my laptop.
>
> I would like my laptop to be the primary monitor. Is there any way to
> do this with XFCE?
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew
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