Multi monitor settings

[jonathan82]

Hi,

I am using lubuntu. I experience multi monitor support on lubuntu as poor. Even with Arandr I am not able to duplicate the horizontal panel bar like unity on ubuntu does automatically when extending the display by a second monitor. Can you give me tips/hints how I can achieve a similar effect on lubuntu?

Greetings

[Rex Bouwense]

To establish dual monitors with LXDE, install Arandr from Synaptics. Arandr can set-up placement, orientation and resolution for each monitor. Before saving, set up the geometry of any horizontal panels. For a bottom panel across both monitors, align the bottoms of the displays as in the image on the right; for a top panel, align the tops.
http://lxlinux.com/#14

[jonathan82]

Hi Rex,

Thanks for your quick reply! In the following you can find two pictures to emphasize what I mean with "duplicate the horizontal panel bar". I arranged the two outputs exactly as suggested on the site. What I get is in deed a horizontal panel bar across both screens; but unfortunetely the panel applets on the bar are not duplicated.


Ubuntu Default:




Lubuntu current situation:

[Rex Bouwense]

Misunderstood. Can you right click the empty panel on the right monitor and make adjustments for it without effecting the left monitor panel? Unfortunately I cannot test because I only have one monitor.

[jonathan82]

Hi,

The panel is stretched on both screens. It behaves like one single panel. When I do adjustments (like adding a second task bar) it affects the whole panel. See this picture.



I cannot define two panels on the bottom of the display (one for each screen) because lxde does only allow one panel per direction. See this picture.