Do laptop and external display resolution need to match to avoid resizing windows?

[hajime]

Hi, my X1 Yoga Gen 3 has a WQHD internal display and my external TV is 4K. I found that I need to rescale the size of Windows and browsers often when dragging them back and forth across the two screens. I don’t recall clearly but I think I did not have to do such resizing when I was using a X1E with 4K internal display. Am I correct that if both laptop and external display have the same resolutions, there is no need for resizingas the mapping is 1:1. Otherwise, need to do the inconvenience of scaling.

 

[SDColorado]

Hi, my X1 Yoga Gen 3 has a WQHD internal display and my external TV is 4K. I found that I need to rescale the size of Windows and browsers often when dragging them back and forth across the two screens. I don’t recall clearly but I think I did not have to do such resizing when I was using a X1E with 4K internal display. Am I correct that if both laptop and external display have the same resolutions, there is no need for resizingas the mapping is 1:1. Otherwise, need to do the inconvenience of scaling.

That sounds about right. I can’t recall 100% from the X1E, but I believe that you are correct.

 

[hajime]

That sounds about right. I can’t recall 100% from the X1E, but I believe that you are correct.

It is quite annoying. I had a browser full screen on the X1Y3. As I dragged it to the 4K screen, the browser window became very small. I had to adjust the size manually.

If I get the SB2, I guess I will have the same problem.

 

[maflynn]

It is quite annoying. I had a browser full screen on the X1Y3. As I dragged it to the 4K screen, the browser window became very small. I had to adjust the size manually.

If I get the SB2, I guess I will have the same problem.

Yes, as that's a function of windows

 

[AndyMacAndMic]

It is quite annoying. I had a browser full screen on the X1Y3. As I dragged it to the 4K screen, the browser window became very small. I had to adjust the size manually.

If I get the SB2, I guess I will have the same problem.

Since it is a Windows function you can change that in the Windows settings:

https://www.addictivetips.com/windo...olutions-for-multiple-monitors-in-windows-10/

Hopefully that solves your problem.

EDIT: On the link I provided only the article is interesting. On that page there is also an annoying link called "Download this tool to repair Windows problems & optimize system performance". This is a blatant advertisement for a tool you don't need.

 

[c0ppo]

If you simply drag 'n' drop, you will have resizing issues. But if you use keyboard shortcuts (win key + shift + arrow), there won't be any issues at all.

I was using KB shortcuts with x1c + sb2, and both behaved the same. Just use KB shortcuts, it's faster and easier anyway

 

[Queen6]

If you simply drag 'n' drop, you will have resizing issues. But if you use keyboard shortcuts (win key + shift + arrow), there won't be any issues at all.

I was using KB shortcuts with x1c + sb2, and both behaved the same. Just use KB shortcuts, it's faster and easier anyway

As ever knowledge is power, and all the better for sharing

Q-6