On 7/16/06, Peter Daum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
is there any known issue with fvwm and multiple X servers?
I occasionally need to start a 2nd X session with a different X
configuration.
First, on startup something obviously gets stuck on a server grab,
which I have to clear with Ctrl-Alt-Divide to be able to continue.
Afterwards, everything looks pretty much alright, except that in fvwm
most mouse operations (move/resize windows ...) don't work (Actually,
it seems like those operations that have keyboard bindings also can't
be initiated by keyboard). The desktop menus work with some minor
peculiarities (normally, the binding for the right button doesn't care
whether I click or drag the mouse, but in this context only click will
work). Application programs seem to do fine.
Actually, I don't know what exactly the trigger is, but it is not
really the fact that there is a 2nd X session - When I shut down
the first session and start it again while the 2nd session is still
running, it will work perfectly normal.
I had a similar issue with xcompmgr: if I started xcompmgr fvwm edge
scrolling would stop working properly. If I restarted fvwm with
xcompmgr still runing, things would go back to normal.
I recently gave it another try, and things worked without a problem. I
know no step was taken to correct the issue in fvwm, because no one
else had a setup where the problem could be reproduced. On the other
hand, possibly something had changed with X.. I'm using Xorg-7 now.
So, since I can't reproduce your problem (I don't have a xinerama
setup), my sugestion for you is to either try it out with a more
recent fvwm version, or to try with a more recent Xorg version.. I
understand with xorg-7 proprietary gfx card drivers don't work
properly, but you may try it out just temporarily..
Good luck!
Renato
There used to be a problem with sharing PS/2 mice between
applications, but this doesn't seem to be an issue any more - when I
start gpm before the X server, still everything is alright. Anything
else that can move the core pointer (USB mice ...) also show the same
problems.
Actually, years ago I often used fvwm in a similar setup without any
problems.
Any ideas?
Regards,
Peter Daum
P.S.: The whole thing takes place on Linux 2.6.17 with Xorg 6.8.2
(Xinerama, Xinput ...) and fvwm 2.5.15.
