Re: Dual-screen configuration help needed
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:10:08 +0100, Alvin Oga
<aoga@ns.Linux-Consulting.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005, Dominique Dumont wrote:
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> > Matthijs <vanaalten@hotmail.com> writes:
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> > > My setup is more or less similar, except the missing Xinerama option.
> > > According to some googling, this might be needed. Unfortunately adding
> > > this option changes my two screens, drivers and framebuffers to simple
> > > clone mode...
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> you can add xinerame in the XF86Config file or on the startx commandline
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> xinerama is NOT needed, but is only needed if: you expect to move an
> xterm from one display to another
Not just xterms, any window! I like the freedom of moving an
application window to my secondary screen whenever it's less
interesting.
> or you can also move xterms around the hardway
> export DISLAY=localhost:0.1
> xterm --> will now pop up on your other screen
I see you're more of a command-line user than GUI user... I'm more
used to going to a menu and selecting 'open terminal'. And then
dragging it to the required position.
> "clone" mode ???? as in both screens is the same ??
Yes, that's what I got when I added the xinerama option to a working
dual screen/driver/framebuffer setup.
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Matthijs
vanaalten@hotmail.com
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