On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Jake Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you can make the 2 cubes as a setting in compiz > you need to install compiz settings manager to get that option. > > xinearama is another way of getting 2 monitors into one X session, basically > it lets applications know that there are 2 screens rather than one super > large screen. > > to move an app from one screen to another just drag it over.
This drags it to the other virtual desktop on the same screen (at least, that's how it is with the default, which I'm assuming is Xinerama (you have to have either Xinerama or TwinView right? - if not, then I was in some other category from the start and have not yet tried Xinerama). > > The only other way is "seperate x sessions" but you probably don't want > that. no, I don't really want to head in the direction of multiseat. > Ben wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:21 AM, Jake Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Ben wrote: > > > Multimonitors is broken on my Ubuntu: > > > Install > sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings > run it as root > sudo nvidia-settings > > > Thanks Jake, that works a treat. I forgot that option existed... > > The default configuration where each monitor is a separate entity, > doesn't seem to work (I think this is Xinerama, but the box is not > checked). > > I really like how each screen would be a separate 3D cube, but I can't > figure out how to move apps between screens (dragging icons on the > desktop is fine though). More importantly if I try to start Firefox on > the left (secondary) screen, then gnome-panel freezes and I have to > kill -9 it. > > Twinview is working well though, and that will do fine. > > I may play around with Xinerama later, as the features are really nice. > > Ben > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
