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alci
Asked: 2017-09-03 01:24:15 +0800 CST

Is it possible to See my secondary screen as PIP on my primary one

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I have a setup where my secondary screen, actually a beamer, is behind my computer (in the back of my seat).

So when playing a video, I have to open it first, on my primary screen, then drag it to the secondary one. At this point, I don't see it anymore... So I use keyboard shorcuts (

alt v + alt l

) to get VLC go fullscreen. Then I go to the sofa and watch my film.

This kind of works, but I have to remember the shortcuts, and the whole family depends on me to watch a movie...

I tried to clone the displays, but someone there is no suitable configuration that matches both displays (maybe frequency mismatch, as resolutions would match I think...).

So here is my question:

  1. is the a solution to see a secondary monitor as a picture in picture on the primary one ?
  2. alternatively, can I force a resolution to cloned displays, when monitor settings does not propose them ?

(as a side note, if that matters, my graphic card is an Intel HD 4000)

multiple-monitors

1 Answers

  1. Have you tried to clone your screens using arandr? You can install it by using this command:

    sudo apt install arandr

    Once you have it arandr allows you to overlap or arrange your displays in the way you want. You can also resize them to make them fit as need.

    Arandr

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