monitor arrangement

[Mickey]

On 11/27/2014 09:50 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 11/28/14 10:43, Roger wrote:
>> On 28/11/14 09:20, Dave Stevens wrote:
>>> Quoting Steven Stern <subscribed-lists at sterndata.com>:
>>>
>>>> I just plugged in a 2nd monitor and it's working very nicely. I have it
>>>> set so monitor #1 (primary) is on the right and monitor #2 (secondary)
>>>> is on the left. I set this from ALL SETTINGS -> DISPLAYS.
>>>>
>>>> On reboot, the system comes up with #1 on the left and #2 on the right,
>>>> not physically, but virtually. I have to move the mouse to the right on
>>>> the primary monitor to get it on the secondary monitor to the left.
>>>>
>>>> How can I force the settings to be saved across sessions and boots?
>>>>
>>> I dunno. why not swap cables on the back of the computer and use the current settings?
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>> The only way I could resolve that was to swap cables, but it presents another issue, the main monitor is on the left and is the default regardless of settings.
>> For me this is a problem because left is a small screen the the main work screen is a very large display. I learned to live with it, grudgingly.
>>
>> It applies to all types and styles of Linux.
>>
> FWIW, I use KDE with 2 monitors and the changes made to the position of the monitors sticks between logins.
>
> What is the output of xrandr?
>
> You should be able to issue a xrandr command to get the orientation you desire.
>
>

Ed
haven't they removed xrandr from KDE ??