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Bug 594119 - No way to disable VGA output after it's been unplugged
No way to disable VGA output after it's been unplugged
Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: Display
2.26.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Soren Sandmann Pedersen
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks: randr-tracker
 
 
Reported: 2009-09-04 10:18 UTC by Sam Morris
Modified: 2010-04-18 20:15 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Sam Morris 2009-09-04 10:18:05 UTC 
If I unplug an external display from my laptop, it disappears from the display preferences. The VGA port is still enabled, however, leaving me with a double-width desktop, half of which I can't access.

The only way to disable the VGA output is to run 'xrandr --output VGA --off'.

A button could be added that disables any unconnected but enabled outputs.
Comment 1 Federico Mena Quintero 2009-12-09 22:44:00 UTC 
What happens if you select "Detect Monitors" after you unplug your monitor?  That should solve the problem.
Comment 2 Tobias Mueller 2010-04-18 20:15:46 UTC 
Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information asked for.
Thanks!