On Lenovo laptops, the selection of display output for external graphic output can also be adjusted using the fn+Fx key (usually F6, F7 or F8 - check the icon on your keys). As this is hardware rather than software-based, maybe 'disconnecting' the external monitor this way won't mess up your deskop settings. Have you tried this already? Good luck Chris ________________________________________ From: gnome-list [gnome-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Carpetnailz [carpetnailz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 01:53 To: gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx Subject: problem after disconnecting external monitor Using Fedora 17 on lenovo x120e laptop. When I connect an external monitor, the monitor is recognized automatically and works fine as I drag windows to and from it. My problem is when I want to disconnect the external monitor. My desktop display is skewed way to the left so that I only see a few of the icons. (Using 'Have file manager handle desktop' from gnome-tweak-tool.) There must be some way to do this, but I haven't found it. None of the ff give me the desktop back properly: -Use System Settings/Displays to turn off the external monitor before disconnecting -Unplug the external monitor before turning it off -Turn off external monitor before unplugging. Is there a procedure I'm missing? Or could this be a bug? Thanks. _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
