Re: kdm, desktop-base and theme across two heads
On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 05:25:06PM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
>
> On 10 November 2007 at 11:58, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> | On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 11:50:35AM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> | >
> | > Hi all,
> | >
> | > Using the nice desktop-base package, I prettified my two-head desktop to
> | > greet me under kdm with the same theme as my laptop had.
> | >
> | > Unfortunately, on a dual-head machine (using nvidia and twinview, if that
> | > matters) the theme sticks only to one screen. I can't seem to find a hint to
> | > change that. Any ideas?
> |
> | please provide relevant data like: what hardware, contents of
> | xorg.conf.
>
> I think you misunderstand. Xorg.conf works as advertised -- I've had the dual
> heads for many months.
>
> But the 'theme for kdm' activated via desktop-base is only only screen 1 of 2
> whereas screen 2 still has the default kde background. I would like the theme
> to extend to screen 1 and 2.
IIRC you may want xinerama set in xorg.conf. without it, each screen
will have its own theme setting but with it, 2 screens will be joined,
so it will cover both screens.
I think I read that right?
-K
ps. congrats on your NYC run ;-)
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