Do you have a LCD TV or a spare monitor ? You can use that extra screen size to see more code : ) or watch a movie. It's easy to manage multiple displays in linux using xrandr. Install xrandr if you havent already . I use a trivial script to switch between my displays . Here it is :
#!/bin/bash# switch from VGA to LVDS ( xrandr )
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# set wall to the path of your wallpaper
frm=$1
wall="/full/path/wallpaper.jpg"
if [[ $frm -eq 1 ]]
then
xrandr --output VGA1 --auto
sleep 2
xrandr --output LVDS1 --off
fbsetbg $wall
else
xrandr --output VGA1 --off
sleep 1
xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto
fbsetbg $wall
fi
use xrandr --query to check which displays have been detected and change the names of the displays accordingly. Also , If you are using fluxbox then make sure that it's compiled with xinerama support. It helps with the window geometries etc. when switching. Use a keybinding in fluxbox to switch from VGA (tv) and LVDS ( laptop) so that if there is a power cut , you wont have a switched off laptop screen ! .
