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[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This sounds stupid but do you have to toggle it to dual display on the laptop itself or go through the display settings?

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just display settings. The keyboard button for toggling multiple displays does basically the same thing (choice of extending, duplicating, etc)

I can technically run two external screens by plugging one monitor into the laptop's HDMI port, but that kind of defeats the point of a port :( don't think I'll do it unless I really need to.

[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hmm Iโ€™m not sure how it really works through the dock to be honest.

What happens when you put it into extending the screen option?

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It extends onto the laptop's own screen (which is pointless as the laptop is closed)... Ah well, I've simply accepted that I can only use one monitor with this particular laptop via the dock. It's too complicated for me to understand!

[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

What model dock are you using if I may ask?