Comment 0 for bug 220563
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| Grant Ingram (g-l-ingram) wrote [Hardy] Xinerama no longer used but the replacement is not obvious! | #0 |
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Binary package hint: xorg
Users upgrading from Dapper Drake to Hardy Heron who have used Xinerama to support dual monitors now have to use a different method (xrandr I think). This isn't mentioned in the release notes and the graphical tool for configuring dual monitors is under "Screen Resolution" in the System -> Preferences Menu. The point being that it is quite hard to find.
Users with multiple desktops appear to have add the following to the xorg.conf file "Screen" section:
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 4000 2048
EndSubSection
Then the screen resolution tool works fine for me.
A note in the release notes like the following might help:
"Ubuntu 8.04 changes the way dual monitors are supported. Users should edit the xorg.conf file and then use the System -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution tool to configure dual monitors on their system. "