On (16/01/05 00:38), Roel Schroeven wrote: > > Matthijs wrote: > >Now I'm not yet sure what to choose in XFree86: > >I've tried two screens with separate drivers and framebuffers. This > >has disadvantages: > >1) I cannot give the displays different backdrops; (cosmetic but I > >like different backdrops) > > Off-topic, but does your Windows setup allow you to display different > backdrops on your different screens? I ask because I too like different > backdrops on a dual-screen setup in Windows (2000), but the only way I > have found so far is to manually create a large image that contains the > images I want to see, scaled to the correct size. > > >Perhaps most of it is a matter of getting used to a new system, but so > >far it looks like dual screen on Windows is overall a bit more > >userfriendly. Any hints on how to get Sarge to behave better? Tools or > >applications specifically for dual screen configurations that I've > >missed? > > I'm no expert on dual-screen in X, but I think you need xinerama to > make it behave like that. You can hav different backdrops on different screens with fvwm2 by adding something like the following to your .fvwm2rc file. This version is for four "windows" (if you'll pardon the expression.) #Background stuff AddToFunc StartFunction I Module FvwmBacker *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 0 0) Exec fvwm-root ~/pix/School.xpm *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 0 1) Exec fvwm-root -r ~/pix/debian-swirl.xpm *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 1 0) Exec fvwm-root ~/pix/statues_in_sky.xpm *FvwmBacker: Command (Desk 0, Page 1 1) Exec fvwm-root ~/pix/Rome.xpm DestroyFunc InitFunction # end of backround addition -- JohnRChamplin@columbus.rr.com 219 East Beck Street Columbus, OH 43206 ================================================================ PGP key 1024D/99421A63 2005-01-05 Fingerprint: EE51 79E9 F244 D734 A012 1CEC 7813 9FE9 9942 1A63 gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 99421A63
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