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Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or opderator?]

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On 06/20/2017 05:14 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 06/18/2017 05:45 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 06/17/2017 03:02 PM, Curt wrote:
>>> On 2017-06-17, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>>>> I'm using Debian Testing on a Lenovo T510 Thinkpad whose screen is too
>>>> small and is in the "short and wide" category.
>>>> I prefer my 17" diagonal external with a nominal 4:3 aspect ratio.
>>>>
>>>> I am using ARandR Screen Layout Editor 0.1.9.
>>>> It reports:
>>>>    laptop as        1366 x 768  and normal orientation
>>>>    vga monitor as   1280 x 1024 and normal orientation
>>>>
>>>> With those settings it _can_ and *FREQUENTLY* does display what
>>>> I want.
>>>> Generally it chooses not to :/
>>>
>>> Frequently does but generally doesn't does not compute.
>>>
>>
>> I'll stand by my summary statement as being literally true.
>>
>> I'll rephrase it.
>>
>> With those settings it _can_ display what I want.
>> [see procedure you snipped]
>> It FREQUENTLY it does display what I want.
>> [I had listed some.]
>> Generally it chooses not to :/
>> [More than 50% of the time it does not.]
>>
>> This morning started off "worse" than usual.
>> However I've a gut feeling that I've wandered into at least a partial
>> explanation. I suspect some variable is "path dependent" rather than
>> "state dependent". I'll have to work out a test procedure to verity.
>>
> 
> I've identified one problem source.
> At least sometimes after a power off shut down it comes up with the 
> laptop display selected as primary.
> How can I force it to always come up with the VGA monitor as primary?
> 
> I created /home/richard/.screenlayout/VGA-as-master.sh with preferred 
> settings back when I was experimenting. I had understood ARandR would 
> use it automatically. It evidently doesn't.

I would delete what you saved and then let arandr save the settings and 
see if that works.
-- 
Jimmy Johnson

Debian Sid/Testing - KDE Plasma 5.8.7 - Linux 4.9 - EXT4 at sda15
Registered Linux User #380263

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ARandR problems: Bug or opderator? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-17 15:30 +0200
  Re: ARandR problems: Bug or opderator? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-06-17 22:10 +0200
    Re: ARandR problems: Bug or opderator? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-18 12:50 +0200
      One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or opderator?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-20 14:20 +0200
        Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or  opderator?] JPlews <jw@plews.org.uk> - 2017-06-20 21:10 +0200
          Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or  opderator?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-20 22:30 +0200
            Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or  opderator?] JPlews <jw@plews.org.uk> - 2017-06-20 23:30 +0200
        Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or opderator?] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-06-20 21:50 +0200
          Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or  opderator?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-20 22:40 +0200
        Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or  opderator?] Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-06-21 00:20 +0200
        Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or  opderator?] Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-06-21 02:30 +0200
          Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems: Bug or  opderator?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-21 15:20 +0200
        Workaround {Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR problems:  Bug or opderator?]} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-23 13:30 +0200
          Re: Workaround {Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR  problems: Bug or opderator?]} Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-06-23 21:50 +0200
            Re: Workaround {Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR  problems: Bug or opderator?]} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-24 13:50 +0200
              Re: Workaround {Re: One problem identified - was [Re: ARandR  problems: Bug or opderator?]} David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-06-24 20:10 +0200

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