Subject: Re: Xinerama support?
To: Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>
From: Rob Hoopman <rob@tuna.nl>
List: current-users
Date: 07/26/2002 22:30:42
Julio Merino wrote:
>On Fri, 26 Jul 2002 20:54:18 +0200
>Rob Hoopman <rob@tuna.nl> wrote:
>
>
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>>I probably wasn't very clear in my previous mail, I've got two monitors
>>working fine on my machine.
>>1600x1200 + 800x600
>>
>>The problem is application (wm) support for xinerama, all wms I tried
>>are placing windows on the outside the viewport area of the smaller
>>monitor essentially treating my desktop as one big square desktop and
>>are maximizing windows across both monitor.
>>I think a wm that claims to be xinerama-aware would avoid doing these
>>things, but so far I'm having no luck.
>>
>>
>
>Hmm... it seems it's not getting xinerama then. Have you configured screen
>layout properly?
>
> Screen "Screen 1"
> Screen "Screen 2" LeftOf "Screen 1"
>
>I use fvwm2 and it works perfectly, treating each screen independantly.
>
>Regards
>
>
>
fvwm2 works perfectly, thanks for the suggestion
Rob
The default pink theme needs some work though ;-)