[Bug 289422] [NEW] 8.10: Application to override monitor selection missing

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In Kubuntu 8.04, it was possible to hard-set/override the monitor
selection via System Settings -> Display. Under Kubuntu 8.10RC, this
setting is no longer present (same goes for Ubuntu 8.10RC, by the way).
Apparently, there is no way to set what monitor you are using. Given
that this severely hampers the usability of (K)Ubuntu, I regard this as
a bug.

There are many situations where the autodetection does not work - older
monitors, for example,  or - more often - the use of KVMs. At work, all
our machines hang off KVMs and for many machines we were forced to hard-
set the monitor selection (Kubuntu 8.04), as autodetection fails when
the KVM is switched to "the other PC". At home, I face the same problem:
I just installed Ubuntu 8.10RC - and was not able to get anything but
800x600, as I cannot tell Ubuntu what monitor I'm using... Again, the
machine is connected via a KVM. In these cases, you *have* to be able to
configure the monitor yourself.

I am aware that I could change xorg.conf directly, but having to do so
is *very* disappointing for a distribution like (K)Ubuntu and will pose
a problem for less experienced users.

** Affects: kdebase (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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8.10: Application to override monitor selection missing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289422
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