2009/11/14 Nathan Huesken <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > I am on gentoo linux and installed fvwm 2.5 via emerge. > I have a laptop with a native screen (1440x900) and a plugged in screen > to the right of it (1280x1024). I have no configureation file yet.
OK. You might need to create one. FVWM works out this sort of thing directly from X. I think the preferred way of trying to do this these days is via "xrandr" -- there's information about this on many wikis, I am sure the Gentoo wiki has some. :) > The Problem: > I can not move windows to the right screen. When I try to do so (by > draging), the "workspace" shifts. By tricking with workspace switching, > I can move them, so that they are correctly placed on the right screen. > But as soon as I click on them, the workspace shifts again. I appreciate it's difficult for you to describe this, but this sounds like the Viewport setting needs defining in your xorg.conf file. But if that's the case, it sounds more like X isn't completely aware of the correct resolutions for your screens. You could check /var/log/Xorg.0.log also. > What I tried so far: > XineramaPrimaryScreen 0 > Xinerama On OK, so far so good. > in the fvwm console. > > What I also want: > I heard, with fvwm and xinerama, one can manage the workspaces on the 2 > screens independently (switching workspace on one screen does not switch > it on the other screen). Is that true? How is it done? No, this is not possible at the moment. FVWM needs xrandr support, it's on our TODO list, along with several other things. Have you verified this screen scrolling problem using something like openbox or some other window manager? I suspect you need to define an xorg.conf file and mess around with the settings in there. -- Thomas Adam
