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Which do you prefer? A triple monitor setup? Or one single 32:9 ultrawide monitor? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by Alpha71@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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I have a triple monitor setup right now, but am thinking of trying a single ultrawide monitor. What is your preference?

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[–] velxundussa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Could you share the method you used to divide a single monitor from the OS perspective?

If you got the script or wiki page somewhere..

I'm curious

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Sure, it's quite simple:

xrandr --setmonitor LEFT 1720/1x1440/1+0+0 DP-0
xrandr --setmonitor RIGHT 1720/1x1440/1+1720+0 none
i3-msg reload

Essentially the first like tells it to only use a 1720x1440 starting at 0,0 area from the DP-0 screen. The second line creates a virtual monitor also with 1720x1440 but starting on 1720,0. The third line just reloads my WM so that it shows the bar at the top nicely.

Edit: obviously this only works if you're running X11, but I'm sure that Wayland has something similar