On Monday, January 18, 2016 08:24:00 PM you wrote: > I just came across an article on Linux Journal that mentions a program > named x2x which might be helpful. The mention of x2x is on the third page > of the article, and I've included one quotation: > > Build a Large-Screen Command Center with > the RPi 2 > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/build-large-screen-command-center- > rpi-2?page=0,2&utm_source=phplist11&utm_medium=email&utm_content=text&utm_c > ampaign=LinuxCounter%20Newsletter%202016%2F01 > > I guess I could mention that the article deals with two (large) monitors > driven by separate Raspberry Pis runniing, essentially, Debian > (Raspian)--now read the quote above.
---------------------------------------------------^below (I should proofread again after editing ;-) > > <quote> > With x2x, you can move the mouse (and keyboard focus) from one RPi to the > other, one monitor to the other, as though the screens were attached to a > single computer. It's fast and seamless. > </quote> > > I've just barely skimmed the article, so I make no promises / > endorsements-- just something that might be helpful. > > On Monday, January 18, 2016 03:55:38 PM you wrote: > > I used to do this with gnome 2 using nvidia's --separate-x-screen > > option, it didn't require a second keyboard and mouse. The reason I used > > to do this is so that I could change virtual desktops / workspaces > > independently per screen, ie screen 1 was on virtual desktop 3 and > > screen 2 was on virtual desktop 4, I could then change screen 2 to be on > > virtual desktop 1 without effecting screen 1. I found this more useful > > then being able to drag windows between screens. Unfortunately modern > > DE's often don't support this well as it involves running two instances > > of the display manager at the same time. In my case I found that > > enlightenment has this behavior without running separate x screens so I > > use that instead now. _______________________________________________ xdg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
