i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:47:05 +0000How to rotate a display (standing monitor)https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4165/how-to-rotate-a-display-standing-monitor/I have a dell monitor that can be turned upright. The problem is, in i3, the screen is then 90 degrees wrong. How do I rotate it? The workspace with that screen is always workspace 2, when I open i3. How do I edit the config file to make sure this display is rotated each time I open i3? Ps. It works in regular Ubuntu, so if I knew which files were edited there, by the display manager, I could just copy those settings to i3.Tue, 08 Jul 2014 07:23:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4165/how-to-rotate-a-display-standing-monitor/Answer by brakende for <p>I have a dell monitor that can be turned upright. The problem is, in i3, the screen is then 90 degrees wrong. How do I rotate it?</p> <p>The workspace with that screen is always workspace 2, when I open i3. How do I edit the config file to make sure this display is rotated each time I open i3?</p> <p>Ps. It works in regular Ubuntu, so if I knew which files were edited there, by the display manager, I could just copy those settings to i3.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4165/how-to-rotate-a-display-standing-monitor/?answer=4166#post-id-4166Hack, if using lightdm and ubuntu: Set up the display correctly in ubuntu, then copy ~/.config/monitors.xml to /var/lib/lightdm/.config But this cannot be the preferred way, no?Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:04:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4165/how-to-rotate-a-display-standing-monitor/?answer=4166#post-id-4166Comment by ANOKNUSA for <p>Hack, if using lightdm and ubuntu:</p> <p>Set up the display correctly in ubuntu, then copy ~/.config/monitors.xml to /var/lib/lightdm/.config</p> <p>But this cannot be the preferred way, no?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4165/how-to-rotate-a-display-standing-monitor/?comment=4179#comment-4179Follow tigrezno's advice.Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:47:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4165/how-to-rotate-a-display-standing-monitor/?comment=4179#comment-4179Answer by tigrezno for <p>I have a dell monitor that can be turned upright. The problem is, in i3, the screen is then 90 degrees wrong. How do I rotate it?</p> <p>The workspace with that screen is always workspace 2, when I open i3. How do I edit the config file to make sure this display is rotated each time I open i3?</p> <p>Ps. It works in regular Ubuntu, so if I knew which files were edited there, by the display manager, I could just copy those settings to i3.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4165/how-to-rotate-a-display-standing-monitor/?answer=4167#post-id-4167You should use xrandr at the start of your session, or a program like "arandr" (gui) Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:11:57 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4165/how-to-rotate-a-display-standing-monitor/?answer=4167#post-id-4167