Hi Dean, There's a great document that details how to get KDE2 and KDE3 working on the same computer at the same time located here: http://women.kde.org/projects/coding/kde2+3.html4 I've used the instructions there a number of times with good success. One of the nice things is that it uses different users for KDE2 and KDE3 so you never break one by doing anything on the other. I'm sorry I can't help any more with the xinerama (I don't use it) but I am fairly well versed in compiling KDE so I'd be happy to help you out there if you would like. Good luck! David ps. One item on that site I mentioned: it talks about kdesupport. I'm not sure if that module is supported/necessary anymore. I generally don't bother since Mandrake has installed most of what I need anyway. YMMV though.... -----Original Message----- From: Dean S. Messing [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 2:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] kde and xinerama question Thanks Teemu, for your comments. Teemu Torma writes: :: I am running 8.2 with xinerama, and it worked out of the box with kde :: 3.0.2 packages. The X configurator asked me if I wanted xinerama :: version or just plain screen (Matrox G550). :: :: The boxes are of course grayed out if the xinerama is not enabled on :: the server itself. In kde xinerama options only tell the window :: manager to be aware of xinerama and make more intelligent window :: placement decisions. :: :: Even without that, you should be have two screens up and running and = :: you should be able to move windows across the two screens at will. :: :: Teemu Although (as I've stated) I do have xinerama properly working (from X's point of view), i.e., I can move windows across the two screens just fine, it is precisely your 2nd paragraph that is the subject of my problems: intelligent use of xinerama by KDE. I've also read in my far-and-wide search for solutions that KDE-3.0.2 plays better with xinerama than 2.2.2. I've considered (for a second or two) trying to build 3.0.2 from .src.rpm packages but am a little afraid (well, actually, _very_ afraid) of screwing up my current 2.2.2 configuration in an irreparable way if I try to install 3.0.2 on a 2.2.2 machine. Care to share what you did to get 3.0.2 to work on Mdk 8.2? Pointing me to a (useful) document would be sufficient but if you'd care to share -- exactly which packages use compiled or installed from .rpm, -- whether you deleted your stock 2.2.2 installation or are running 3.0.2 "in parallel", and other details of this ilk, I'd be much obliged. Dean
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