Re: [gentoo-user] dual monitors and dual desktops
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Mark David Dumlao madum...@gmail.comwrote: On Oct 25, 2012 8:45 PM, Kfir Lavi lavi.k...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have a laptop and an external monitor. I would like to have both monitors showing different desktops. My aim is to have IRC and Email client on one side, and my shell and programming stuff on the other side. Currently I managed to do a big virtual workspace with XRANDR, but it stretches the browser and it is hard to setup correctly. I'm a Fluxbox user, and didn't find a way to define that starching the window, will not stretch outside of the monitor I'm on. If I recall correctly, USE=xinerama informs X clients to take multiple monitors into account when maximising. I have it enabled globally but i not sure which packages really need it. This is why I would like each monitor have it's own desktop. Thanks, Kfir virtual dual monitors: xrandr --output LVDS1 --primary --mode 1280x800 --pos 0x0 --auto --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 448x0 --primary Hi, Ok, some progress. Compiling Fluxbox with xinerama use flag result few good things. Dragging a window to one screen, maximizes it automatically to the size of the screen. Now if I toggle maximization, it will be done on the screen the window is in. So now I can work with 2 screens. Is it possible to have each screen in different desktop? Regards, Kfir The command I use: xrandr --output LVDS1 --primary --mode 1280x800 --pos 0x0 --auto --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 1280
Re: [gentoo-user] dual monitors and dual desktops
On Oct 25, 2012 8:45 PM, Kfir Lavi lavi.k...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have a laptop and an external monitor. I would like to have both monitors showing different desktops. My aim is to have IRC and Email client on one side, and my shell and programming stuff on the other side. Currently I managed to do a big virtual workspace with XRANDR, but it stretches the browser and it is hard to setup correctly. I'm a Fluxbox user, and didn't find a way to define that starching the window, will not stretch outside of the monitor I'm on. If I recall correctly, USE=xinerama informs X clients to take multiple monitors into account when maximising. I have it enabled globally but i not sure which packages really need it. This is why I would like each monitor have it's own desktop. Thanks, Kfir virtual dual monitors: xrandr --output LVDS1 --primary --mode 1280x800 --pos 0x0 --auto --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 448x0 --primary
Re: [gentoo-user] dual monitors and dual desktops
I am also using a notebook with an external screen when i am at home. Till today I was not able to configure it correctly and comfortable. (Tried with radeon and fglrx driver) My wonderful working solution is One computer for every screen. :)) Connect all them with synergy and it seems to be one computer! :) I am running a synergy setup with gentoo, mint, osx and windows8 and it is much better than every multi monitor solution. I know this is more a workaround as a solution, but multi monitor with linux is crap, and synergy is a wonderful tool! :))) On 10/25/2012 02:42 PM, Kfir Lavi wrote: Hi, I have a laptop and an external monitor. I would like to have both monitors showing different desktops. My aim is to have IRC and Email client on one side, and my shell and programming stuff on the other side. Currently I managed to do a big virtual workspace with XRANDR, but it stretches the browser and it is hard to setup correctly. I'm a Fluxbox user, and didn't find a way to define that starching the window, will not stretch outside of the monitor I'm on. This is why I would like each monitor have it's own desktop. Thanks, Kfir virtual dual monitors: xrandr --output LVDS1 --primary --mode 1280x800 --pos 0x0 --auto --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 448x0 --primary
Re: [gentoo-user] dual monitors and dual desktops
Yes, this is a viable solution, but not if you have the laptop and no desktop. When I had workstation I also did use synergy. But now I have just an external monitor, and I need this solution. Kfir On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:11 PM, mindrunner ker...@ccube.de wrote: I am also using a notebook with an external screen when i am at home. Till today I was not able to configure it correctly and comfortable. (Tried with radeon and fglrx driver) My wonderful working solution is One computer for every screen. :)) Connect all them with synergy and it seems to be one computer! :) I am running a synergy setup with gentoo, mint, osx and windows8 and it is much better than every multi monitor solution. I know this is more a workaround as a solution, but multi monitor with linux is crap, and synergy is a wonderful tool! :))) On 10/25/2012 02:42 PM, Kfir Lavi wrote: Hi, I have a laptop and an external monitor. I would like to have both monitors showing different desktops. My aim is to have IRC and Email client on one side, and my shell and programming stuff on the other side. Currently I managed to do a big virtual workspace with XRANDR, but it stretches the browser and it is hard to setup correctly. I'm a Fluxbox user, and didn't find a way to define that starching the window, will not stretch outside of the monitor I'm on. This is why I would like each monitor have it's own desktop. Thanks, Kfir virtual dual monitors: xrandr --output LVDS1 --primary --mode 1280x800 --pos 0x0 --auto --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 448x0 --primary
