Laptop: X Autodetect External monitor and use Higher Resolution

[M.Hockings]

Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:

>On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 14:09, Lewt @ Linux Warcry wrote:
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>>Does anyone know if you can set things up where if you plugged up a 
>>external monitor or dock the laptop it would use a higher resolution on 
>>the larger monitor and maintain the current resolution on the laptop 
>>monitor?
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>Lewt,
>A laptop would require dual-headed video to do what you describe. I know
>of no laptop that simultaneously supports one resolution on the internal
>screen and a higher resolution on an external monitor. Several can do
>one or the other, but not both at the same time.
>--Doc Savage
>  Fairview Heights, IL
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I have a little IBM X30 Thinkpad  that can do it --  1024x768 on the lcd 
and 1280x1024 on the external display as an extended  desktop, either 
can be set as the default display.  Convenient for doing presentations...

Mike