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XFCE Display Setup



The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are In
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?How can I make xrandr customization permanent?How to setup an extetended monitor with Xrandr on my Acer Aspire One?Wrong display configuration used by LightDM in Ubuntu 13.10 when laptop lid is closed in docking stationDual Monitor Setup, One Monitor has Double Width and scrolls into other monitorHow to make multiple monitors work just like in Windows?monitors.xml and LightDMScript display settings: xrandrset gamma when lightdm startsDisplay not clear after setup XFCESettings>>Display, xrandr, and configuring a new display.Why does xrandr ignore other resolutions on a 4k monitor and only list 3840x2160 available?



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I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on another PC, and decided to install XFCE (by installing xubuntu-desktop)
Everything works great, except XFCE refuses to store my screen resolution and setup.



I have two monitors, each with different resolutions:



---------------- -----------------
| | | |
|Left 1680x1050| |Right 1920x1080|
| | | |
---------------- -----------------
| | | |


However when booting and logging in to the XFCE desktop I get:



----------------- ----------------
| | | |
|Right 1680x1050| |Left 1680x1050|
| | | |
----------------- ----------------
| | | |


i.e. The screen resolutions are incorrect and the displays are the wrong way around.



I have an xrandr command stored in a script which fixes this perfectly, but XFCE won't run it at startup.



I've tried both adding the script to the Startup Applications list in the System Settings (using the GUI) and modifying session-setup-script property of the LightDM config (as suggested here), and creating /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the settings.



None of these worked.



Also, might be worth mentioning, at the login screen (LightDM) the resolutions and orientations are correct.



Any tips?



[Edit]
Okay, I was asked to provide more information... I'm not sure what else I can really add, so I'll just try to clarify...



I have a working shell script with the xrandr command that corrects the display setup, but I cannot get it to run at startup.
The script works fine when run manually after logging in.
I have set the script as the display-setup-script and session-setup-script in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf as recommended here, which works for the login screen, but as soon as I log in, and the XFCE desktop loads, the settings are ignored.



As mentioned, I've also tried adding the script to the Startup Applications via the Setting Manager GUI, which had no effect.










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  • possible duplicate of How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?

    – user2405
    Mar 5 '13 at 16:58











  • I mention that I've tried the solution mentioned in that question. My problem is that the script isn't being ran at startup

    – user137832
    Mar 5 '13 at 21:08











  • @user137832 I recommend adding detailed information about what you've tried and what happened (and why you believe the problem is that the script isn't being run), by editing your question.

    – Eliah Kagan
    Mar 6 '13 at 2:33












  • Just to check a couple of things... Could you post the contents of your script? Did you try adding a sleep command before the xrandr command to make sure the display loads before the script runs? Try... #bin/bash sleep 5 && [your xrandr command here] If 5 seconds doesn't work then increase to 10. Let us know the results.

    – Petro Dawg
    Apr 19 '14 at 2:02


















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I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on another PC, and decided to install XFCE (by installing xubuntu-desktop)
Everything works great, except XFCE refuses to store my screen resolution and setup.



I have two monitors, each with different resolutions:



---------------- -----------------
| | | |
|Left 1680x1050| |Right 1920x1080|
| | | |
---------------- -----------------
| | | |


However when booting and logging in to the XFCE desktop I get:



----------------- ----------------
| | | |
|Right 1680x1050| |Left 1680x1050|
| | | |
----------------- ----------------
| | | |


i.e. The screen resolutions are incorrect and the displays are the wrong way around.



I have an xrandr command stored in a script which fixes this perfectly, but XFCE won't run it at startup.



I've tried both adding the script to the Startup Applications list in the System Settings (using the GUI) and modifying session-setup-script property of the LightDM config (as suggested here), and creating /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the settings.



None of these worked.



Also, might be worth mentioning, at the login screen (LightDM) the resolutions and orientations are correct.



Any tips?



[Edit]
Okay, I was asked to provide more information... I'm not sure what else I can really add, so I'll just try to clarify...



I have a working shell script with the xrandr command that corrects the display setup, but I cannot get it to run at startup.
The script works fine when run manually after logging in.
I have set the script as the display-setup-script and session-setup-script in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf as recommended here, which works for the login screen, but as soon as I log in, and the XFCE desktop loads, the settings are ignored.



As mentioned, I've also tried adding the script to the Startup Applications via the Setting Manager GUI, which had no effect.










share|improve this question
















bumped to the homepage by Community 2 days ago


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  • possible duplicate of How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?

    – user2405
    Mar 5 '13 at 16:58











  • I mention that I've tried the solution mentioned in that question. My problem is that the script isn't being ran at startup

    – user137832
    Mar 5 '13 at 21:08











  • @user137832 I recommend adding detailed information about what you've tried and what happened (and why you believe the problem is that the script isn't being run), by editing your question.

    – Eliah Kagan
    Mar 6 '13 at 2:33












  • Just to check a couple of things... Could you post the contents of your script? Did you try adding a sleep command before the xrandr command to make sure the display loads before the script runs? Try... #bin/bash sleep 5 && [your xrandr command here] If 5 seconds doesn't work then increase to 10. Let us know the results.

    – Petro Dawg
    Apr 19 '14 at 2:02














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I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on another PC, and decided to install XFCE (by installing xubuntu-desktop)
Everything works great, except XFCE refuses to store my screen resolution and setup.



I have two monitors, each with different resolutions:



---------------- -----------------
| | | |
|Left 1680x1050| |Right 1920x1080|
| | | |
---------------- -----------------
| | | |


However when booting and logging in to the XFCE desktop I get:



----------------- ----------------
| | | |
|Right 1680x1050| |Left 1680x1050|
| | | |
----------------- ----------------
| | | |


i.e. The screen resolutions are incorrect and the displays are the wrong way around.



I have an xrandr command stored in a script which fixes this perfectly, but XFCE won't run it at startup.



I've tried both adding the script to the Startup Applications list in the System Settings (using the GUI) and modifying session-setup-script property of the LightDM config (as suggested here), and creating /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the settings.



None of these worked.



Also, might be worth mentioning, at the login screen (LightDM) the resolutions and orientations are correct.



Any tips?



[Edit]
Okay, I was asked to provide more information... I'm not sure what else I can really add, so I'll just try to clarify...



I have a working shell script with the xrandr command that corrects the display setup, but I cannot get it to run at startup.
The script works fine when run manually after logging in.
I have set the script as the display-setup-script and session-setup-script in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf as recommended here, which works for the login screen, but as soon as I log in, and the XFCE desktop loads, the settings are ignored.



As mentioned, I've also tried adding the script to the Startup Applications via the Setting Manager GUI, which had no effect.










share|improve this question
















I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on another PC, and decided to install XFCE (by installing xubuntu-desktop)
Everything works great, except XFCE refuses to store my screen resolution and setup.



I have two monitors, each with different resolutions:



---------------- -----------------
| | | |
|Left 1680x1050| |Right 1920x1080|
| | | |
---------------- -----------------
| | | |


However when booting and logging in to the XFCE desktop I get:



----------------- ----------------
| | | |
|Right 1680x1050| |Left 1680x1050|
| | | |
----------------- ----------------
| | | |


i.e. The screen resolutions are incorrect and the displays are the wrong way around.



I have an xrandr command stored in a script which fixes this perfectly, but XFCE won't run it at startup.



I've tried both adding the script to the Startup Applications list in the System Settings (using the GUI) and modifying session-setup-script property of the LightDM config (as suggested here), and creating /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the settings.



None of these worked.



Also, might be worth mentioning, at the login screen (LightDM) the resolutions and orientations are correct.



Any tips?



[Edit]
Okay, I was asked to provide more information... I'm not sure what else I can really add, so I'll just try to clarify...



I have a working shell script with the xrandr command that corrects the display setup, but I cannot get it to run at startup.
The script works fine when run manually after logging in.
I have set the script as the display-setup-script and session-setup-script in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf as recommended here, which works for the login screen, but as soon as I log in, and the XFCE desktop loads, the settings are ignored.



As mentioned, I've also tried adding the script to the Startup Applications via the Setting Manager GUI, which had no effect.







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  • possible duplicate of How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?

    – user2405
    Mar 5 '13 at 16:58











  • I mention that I've tried the solution mentioned in that question. My problem is that the script isn't being ran at startup

    – user137832
    Mar 5 '13 at 21:08











  • @user137832 I recommend adding detailed information about what you've tried and what happened (and why you believe the problem is that the script isn't being run), by editing your question.

    – Eliah Kagan
    Mar 6 '13 at 2:33












  • Just to check a couple of things... Could you post the contents of your script? Did you try adding a sleep command before the xrandr command to make sure the display loads before the script runs? Try... #bin/bash sleep 5 && [your xrandr command here] If 5 seconds doesn't work then increase to 10. Let us know the results.

    – Petro Dawg
    Apr 19 '14 at 2:02


















  • possible duplicate of How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?

    – user2405
    Mar 5 '13 at 16:58











  • I mention that I've tried the solution mentioned in that question. My problem is that the script isn't being ran at startup

    – user137832
    Mar 5 '13 at 21:08











  • @user137832 I recommend adding detailed information about what you've tried and what happened (and why you believe the problem is that the script isn't being run), by editing your question.

    – Eliah Kagan
    Mar 6 '13 at 2:33












  • Just to check a couple of things... Could you post the contents of your script? Did you try adding a sleep command before the xrandr command to make sure the display loads before the script runs? Try... #bin/bash sleep 5 && [your xrandr command here] If 5 seconds doesn't work then increase to 10. Let us know the results.

    – Petro Dawg
    Apr 19 '14 at 2:02

















possible duplicate of How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?

– user2405
Mar 5 '13 at 16:58





possible duplicate of How do I setup dual monitors in XFCE?

– user2405
Mar 5 '13 at 16:58













I mention that I've tried the solution mentioned in that question. My problem is that the script isn't being ran at startup

– user137832
Mar 5 '13 at 21:08





I mention that I've tried the solution mentioned in that question. My problem is that the script isn't being ran at startup

– user137832
Mar 5 '13 at 21:08













@user137832 I recommend adding detailed information about what you've tried and what happened (and why you believe the problem is that the script isn't being run), by editing your question.

– Eliah Kagan
Mar 6 '13 at 2:33






@user137832 I recommend adding detailed information about what you've tried and what happened (and why you believe the problem is that the script isn't being run), by editing your question.

– Eliah Kagan
Mar 6 '13 at 2:33














Just to check a couple of things... Could you post the contents of your script? Did you try adding a sleep command before the xrandr command to make sure the display loads before the script runs? Try... #bin/bash sleep 5 && [your xrandr command here] If 5 seconds doesn't work then increase to 10. Let us know the results.

– Petro Dawg
Apr 19 '14 at 2:02






Just to check a couple of things... Could you post the contents of your script? Did you try adding a sleep command before the xrandr command to make sure the display loads before the script runs? Try... #bin/bash sleep 5 && [your xrandr command here] If 5 seconds doesn't work then increase to 10. Let us know the results.

– Petro Dawg
Apr 19 '14 at 2:02











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