<<XF86Config>> Here's My XF86Config hope u find something wrong ....
Cheers Ani > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Newbie]Help with Multiple Monitors > > > On my office dual-monitor system, i simply type startx, and it starts > the > > server on both displays (a Trident 9685 and a Trident 9680). I get 2 > > copies of Enlightenment (my Window Manager), because I don't use > Xinerama. > > One thing to note about Xinerama, is that if your monitors are not both > > at the same resolution, you may have programs start, in a blank space of > > > the screen. > > > > Fig 1. > > Xinerama with different-resolution desktop. > > > > |-Display 1, 1280x1024-----------|-------------------------------| > > | | Blank Space | > > | |-------------------------------| > > | | | > > |--------------------------------|-----Display 2, 1024x768-------| > > > > Because one display is larger, Xinerama's virtual display has space that > > > is "off the screen" from the other display. This can be an annoyance, so > > > if you want to use Xinerama, make sure your displays are both at the > same > > resolution. > > this is actually an issue for your window manager. some (usually older) > wm's > assume that the screen space is a rectangle; and so they'll happily > create > windows in the 'dead space' below the smaller display. > > enlightenment has always had good support for multiple displays (look at > some of Rasterman's screenshots www.rasterman.com). FVWM 2.4 deals with > them > reasonably well. those are the ones I use, so I don't know how well others > deal with multiple displays of different sizes. > > > > You shouldn't have to edit your xserverrc file (I didn't have to). > I only set up my .xserverrc file if I need to do things with my > user's X setup, that aren't the system defaults. > > here's my server layout section, including the option to load Xinerama: > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "XFree86 Configured" > Screen "Screen0" 0 0 > Screen "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0" > Screen "Screen2" RightOf "Screen0" > Option "Xinerama" "yes" > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > EndSection > > Carl Soderstrom > -- > Network Engineer > Real-Time Enterprises > (952) 943-8700 > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie ************************************************************************** This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is appreciated. **************************************************************************
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