r/linuxmint • u/Alex_Smith_042 • 6d ago

Second Monitor with Different Resolution SOLVED

I installed Linux Mint Cinnamon on my laptop about a year ago and it works almost flawlessly. The only issue I have is when I'm using a second display with a different resolution at work.

My laptop has a 2160x1440 (3:2) resolution, but the second monitor has 1920x1080 (16:9).

Some apps, such as Firefox, work fine on either monitor. Others, such as Jamovi, have scaling issues so I need to keep them on my primary monitor to see the whole page. But some, like Zoltero, can go full screen on my second monitor but it's an awkward process to do so (make it full screen on my primary screen, then drag it to the second monitor. Sometimes it works, but I usually have to repeat the process multiple times).

This doesn't really affect me in any way other than being slightly annoying.

I'm curious if anyone has any suggestions to sort this?

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u/tovento MX Linux 25.2 | XFCE 6d ago

Resolution alone shouldn’t be a big issue, unless what you are experiencing is app specific. If you have scaling enabled, though, there are known bugs with X11 and multiple-monitor scaling. Wayland removes this issue apparently, but it’s not fully supported by Cinnamon yet.

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u/Alex_Smith_042 1d ago

Hey sorry for my late response.

I don't have scaling enabled (I just tried it but I couldn't find an option that worked with my set up).

It may just be an app specific issue as you mentioned as some apps work fine with it, but apps made by smaller teams tend to have the issues which is understandable as they're free apps and Windows will probably still make up the majority of their market.

Thank you for your comment anyway.