Re: Multiple monitors, different setup

[Rob Kinsey]

On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 8:37:00 AM UTC, Rob Kinsey wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Just getting into emacs right now and have got a set up I am happy with using 
> the .emacs file.
> 
> At present I have a macbook pro and an external monitor. when the two are 
> connected, to get emacs opening how I want to, i.e. open on non primary 
> monitor and nearly maximized, I have used this line in the .emacs file:
> 
> (setq default-fram-alist
>      '((top + -550) (left + -1400) (width . 190) (height . 60)))
> 
> which puts it nicely on my macbooks monitor which when docked is not the 
> primary monitor.
> 
> Is there a way that I can have the .emacs file do a check to see if the 
> second monitor is present so that when it is not docked, my emacs screen can 
> be re positioned so it is in standard default out of the box emacs mode?
> 
> I am assuming an if statement in the lisp checking for dvi port but not sure 
> how.
> 
> any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> P166BUG

Thanks very much for your replies, I can do a little more research now, still 
learning, just need a nudge from time to time.

Regards
P166BUG