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	1 Multi-monitor setup
	2 ===================
	3 If configured to use Xinerama libraries in `config.mk`, dwm can automati…
	4 detect configured screen outputs (monitor, overhead projector, etc.) and…
	5 resolutions and draw the windows in the output area accordingly.
	6
	7 Configuring monitors
	8 --------------------
	9 One of the easiest ways to configure screen outputs is via the RandR X…
	10 extension using the `xrandr` tool. Without arguments it will list the cu…
	11 configuration of screen outputs.
	12
	13 xrandr
	14
	15 For each connected output the supported resolution modes will be printed.
	16
	17 Mirroring two outputs
	18 ---------------------
	19 dwm will assume that two outputs should display identical windows and ta…
	20
	21 * one of them is configured to display in the same area as the other
	22 (`--same-as` switch)
	23 * they have the same resolution
	24
	25 After connecting a monitor, this could be an example of a mirroring setup
	26
	27 xrandr --output VGA1 --auto --same-as LVDS1 --mode 1024x768
	28 xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x768
	29
	30 The `--auto` switch enables the output after it was connected.
	31
	32 Two independent outputs
	33 -----------------------
	34 If two screen outputs have different resolutions, dwm assumes that they …
	35 display different windows and tag sets. It may therefore be necessary to
	36 instruct the X server via the `xrandr` tool to draw the outputs in diffe…
	37 areas of the screen, as it may default to `--same-as` and the areas would
	38 overlap.
	39
	40 After connecting a monitor, this could be an example of such a setup
	41
	42 xrandr --output VGA1 --auto --right-of LVDS1
	43
	44 In this case the `--auto` switch enables the output after connecting and…
	45 sets its preferred resolution mode.