Re: xinerama (was: FVWM: switching between my monitors in dualhead mode)

From: Klaus Umbach <Klaus.Umbach_at_doppelhertz.homelinux.org>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 14:27:35 +0100

On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 01:17:18PM +1100, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 00:26 16 Jan 2003, Klaus Umbach <Klaus.Umbach_at_doppelhertz.homelinux.org> wrote:
> | I have two monitors on my computer running XFree in dualhead mode (not
> | xinerama! xinerama sucks!)
>
> Can you elaborate on this xinerama remark?
> I quite like it and am wondering what aspects bother you.
> (Aside from some apps' desire to put popups right on the screen bezels
> because they thing that's the "middle" - grrr!)

Yes, that for example. But I also like to be able to switch between
pages on every monitor independetly. That's not possible in
xinerama-mode.
And because I have a notebook, I only use the second monitor when
I'm at home it is easier to handle.

Klaus

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