Every PC I’ve ever used automatically detects and adjusts resolution to the display you connect to it. Even Nintendo Switch will detect when it’s docked and automatically adjust the display resolution. But on Steam Deck you literally have to adjust the display resolution for every game, every time you switch displays.

Since getting the SD I have shoved my PC into another room to displace the heat (until I get a mini-split) and I just stream from it to the Deck, whether docked at my desk or on the couch or on the big screen. But this really complicates that process unnecessarily.

This has also not been fixed in Nobara or Chimera.

What’s the limitation there?

    • helenslunch@feddit.nlOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Games go real funky on Linux when it comes to running two monitors, in my experience.

      Never been my experience…

      In my experience, games decide to store the resolution in their own config files

      Based on what?

      The Deck should set the default game resolution to “native”

      It doesn’t. The default is always 800p.

      You should be able to change the external monitor resolution in Settings -> Display -> External Display Scaling

      This setting no longer exists.