Re: Xinerame ?
Hi, As far as I know, Xinerama provides multiple screen support for XFree86. I was never able to find much documentation about Xinerama. However, *you* need to explain to *me* why using XFree86's hardware-level multiple screen support would provide any benefit (or even make sense) for Cygwin/XFree86, which has no direct access to the hardware. If i understand: Cygwin/XFree86 uses the Windows and/or the Cygwin layers; and, Xinerama is a hardware layer... Is it a lack of Cygwin and/or Window, if this feature cannot be implemented in XFree86 ? Is it a problem of performance ? From what I know about Xinerama (and I could be missing something about Xinerama) it has absolutely no application to Cygwin/XFree86. Most applications (window manager, ...) simulate this feature: but, I suppose that a direct access to the low level interface is more efficient... a+
Re: Xinerame ?
Philippe, As far as I know, Xinerama provides multiple screen support for XFree86. I was never able to find much documentation about Xinerama. However, *you* need to explain to *me* why using XFree86's hardware-level multiple screen support would provide any benefit (or even make sense) for Cygwin/XFree86, which has no direct access to the hardware. From what I know about Xinerama (and I could be missing something about Xinerama) it has absolutely no application to Cygwin/XFree86. Harold Philippe Bastiani [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Why Xinerama seems not supported by Cygwin/XFree86 ? I found no reference to the library relating to this XFree86 feature... Philippe Bastiani
Re: Xinerame ?
Hi, Someone recently put me on to Virtual Desktop which is free ($) software that might interest those with a craving for screen real estate (there never is enough, is there?). Neither of us has tried it with XFree86, however, so if someone here does, please report your experiences to the list. http://www.enablesoftware.com/ Virtual Desktop is the last item listed on the page. Randall Schulz Mountain View, CA USA At 13:32 2002-05-10, Harold L Hunt wrote: Philippe, As far as I know, Xinerama provides multiple screen support for XFree86. I was never able to find much documentation about Xinerama. However, *you* need to explain to *me* why using XFree86's hardware-level multiple screen support would provide any benefit (or even make sense) for Cygwin/XFree86, which has no direct access to the hardware. From what I know about Xinerama (and I could be missing something about Xinerama) it has absolutely no application to Cygwin/XFree86. Harold Philippe Bastiani [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Why Xinerama seems not supported by Cygwin/XFree86 ? I found no reference to the library relating to this XFree86 feature... Philippe Bastiani
Re: Xinerame ?
On Sat, May 11, 2002 12:05:41AM +0200, Wilhelm Person wrote: Downloaded and installed it. Isn't free, the version on the page is a 30-day trial $20 for one without a nag screen. Anyway.. It appears to work with Cygwin, but I had some problems when running XFree86 in fullscreen mode on win2k (fullscreen doesn't work with the virtual desktops very well it seems.) I don't know how much functionality you're after, but more than one window manager supports multiple desktops. Personally I'm kind of minimalist -- I use fvwm2 with one desktop three screens wide. It works fine fullscreen. DeskTopSize 3x1 # screens wide x tall EdgeResistance 0 0 EdgeScroll 3 3
