Jason Chu wrote:

>On Tue, 2002-01-22 at 19:36, Marco Fonseca wrote:
>
>>Jason Chu wrote:
>>
>>>I can hear the masses screaming, *rahhhh*, *rahhhhh*
>>>
>>>Anyway.
>>>
>>>I have some code to add Xinerama support to Blackbox... (still waiting
>>>for the cheering to die down).  For those of you who don't know what
>>>Xinerama is it allows multiple monitors to be used as a single monitor. 
>>>The problem is things like Blackbox placing windows across window
>>>borders and menus spanning windows and things like that.
>>>
>>>If anyone would like to test it I'm posting it on my webserver (please
>>>no trying to take it down, that would make me very unhappy) at
>>>http://xentac.net/~jchu/black.  I basically modified the 0.62.0 Debian
>>>package.  You have the choice of taking the source or an easily
>>>digestible Debian package.  Be careful though guys, the Debian package
>>>will be overwritten on the next update (I suggest you use your favorite
>>>package manager and set blackbox on h
>>>old at the moment).
>>>
>>>Mostly just stress testing now.  I haven't yet tried running it without
>>>Xinerama turned on.  If it broke anything there it'd be a very quick
>>>fix.
>>>
>>>I've also only tested it on the screen 0 is left of screen 1 scenario
>>>(mine).  I'd like to hear results of other Xinerama setups.
>>>
>>>I babble too much.  Go forth and test.
>>>
>>>Jason (Xentac) Chu
>>>
>>Am I missing something here,  it doesn't seem to do anything?  Maximizes 
>>are still across monitors and all new windows are started from the left 
>>most monitor.  When maximizing there is a big white bar along the right 
>>side of the window.  (Maybe I have screen 0 right of screen 1) .
>>
>>
>>Marco
>>
>
>Maximizes are supposed to maximize within the monitor that the window
>exists on.  All new windows are supposed to open in the window that your
>mouse is in.  I don't know about the big white bar... is it part of the
>window or is it outside of the window?
>
>
It's actually part of the window.  The rest is working like there was no 
xinerama awereness at all(regular blackbox).

MarcoF

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