[HLUG] Running two monitors from one machine with different scaling

[Ceri Williams]

Odd, this is my version of Gnome (RHEL9) and I don't have an issue
setting scaling per screen when joining them:

❯ rpm -q gnome-desktop3
gnome-desktop3-40.4-1.el9.x86_64

Have you tried using xrandr directly?
You could also just try changing your WM to something like i3wm and
see if that helps, thus not needing to change OS at all.


On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 12:07, Julian Robbins via Herefordshire
<herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I've run into a problem with my use of Pop OS where if i use two screens,
> say the laptop screen 3000x2000 but using scaling to 200% , and a separate
> 22" monitor that they both can only use the same scaling factor. This is
> apparently a limitation with Gnome up to version 45, which isnt available
> on Pop OS
>
> Gnome 45 DOES provide independent control of scaling apparently so should
> give me what I want.
>
> I'm looking around to see what distros could work for me?
>
> I tried a Arch based KDE distro CachyOS which looked good and out of the
> box hada  better set-up of screens but still didnt permit different scaling
> factors for each screen.
>
> So I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas ... ? I could perhaps use a
> liveUSB until POPOs adds Gnome 45 support but really this this capability
> for work demonstrations ..
>
> Thanks
>
> Julian
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