On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 10:51:59PM +0000, Firstname Lastname wrote:
> GGI_DISPLAY='tile:0,0,640,480,(fbdev:/dev/fb0):640,0,640,480,(fbdev:/dev/fb1)'
> quake-ggi
This is, of course, assuming you're using QuakeForge's stable release...
> Question: When i put 2 monitors next to each other, they get horizontal
> black stripes running up and down the screens when they are bolth
> powered on. If i power one of them off, everything is fine on the other
> one. what gives?
>
> Answer: The magnetic fields generated by the monitors are interfering
> with each other. I reduced this interference to a tolerable level by
> placing my middle monitor into a "monitor box", a box which is designed
> to magnetically shield a monitor. Now all three monitors are at
> tolerable levels. If you want one of these you can order them from DLS
> Electronics @ 847-537-6400. However be warned, they cost $990 for a 14
> inch monitor and $1140 for up to a 20 inch monitor because they use
> exotic metals. On the plus side, you can probably get away with having
> just one carefully placed box, for up to 3 monitors, and they give you a
> neat bookshelf above your monitor :)
Note that any 4-sided or so (top, sides, back) hood for a monitor lined
with anything grounded oughtta do the trick. And it'll cost you several
hundred less! Be wary of cooling needs.
> Question: My mouse doesn't work in quake-ggi!
>
> Answer: Neither does mine. I haven't put much effort into finding out
> why, since i use the keyboard.
This is a "feature" of the GGI target... ctrl-alt-M will grab the mouse
and the same keypresses will release it. I consider this behavior to be
brain-damaged and otherwise generally not terribly good thinking, but I
don't know enough GGI to be able to change it (or even whether or not it
CAN be changed!)
You play with just the keyboard? *chortle* You must not do multiplayer.
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client-side OS so beautiful, so graceful, and so elegant that a million
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