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39 lines
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# Resolutions with external monitor
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## Context
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- I have a framework 13, AMD 7040 series.
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- I have installed Ubuntu 22.04.3 following the office docs here exactly as described here: https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Ubuntu+22.04+LTS+Installation+on+the+Framework+Laptop+13/109?_gl=1*1wmvnjx*sg_ga4w_production_ga*MTQyODg4NDEyMC4xNzAxODYxNjky*sg_ga4w_production_ga_PYG8X65YJJ*MTcwMTg2MTY5Mi4xLjEuMTcwMTg2MjUxOS41Mi4wLjA.
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## What I'm trying to do
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I want to plugin an external monitor through the HDMI expansion card and use a dual monitor set up. The monitor is pretty standard 1920x1080 one. I expect to use it with a scaling factor of 100%.
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I also want to keep using the framework builtin display with a scaling factor of 200%, because otherwise things are tiny.
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## What I would expect
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To simply plug the external monitor in through HDMI, set up display config as desired and things to work out properly.
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## What is actually happening
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Some windows are completely off when it comes to size/resolution/scaling.
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For example:
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- I start a new firefox window.
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- It appears in the external monitor. It looks great.
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- I drag it to the built-in monitor.
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- Everything looks tiny. Characters are barely readable. The scaling is obviously not being respected.
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Or:
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- Switch the built-in monitor to be the main one.
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- Start a new firefox window.
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- It appears in the built-in monitor. It looks great. The scaling is obviously respected.
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- I drag it to the external monitor.
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- Everything looks huge. The window barely fits in the monitor. The scaling is obviously not being respected.
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This will happen with some apps. Other apps, like Nautilus, look good on both (scaling is respected in both displays)
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A shitty work-around is to set the built-in monitor resolution to 1280x800. But I feel pretty stupid using that resolution after paying a kidney for a nice screen capable of 2256x1504.
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What can I do to solve this? Happy to share any logs/terminal outputs that might help debug.
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