On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:45:49 -0800 (PST) Joe Schmoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am currently running a triple-monitor setup under > winXP, with an extended desktop that stretches across > all three monitors. I like it. > > I would, however, like to use FreeBSD. > > So, first off, what hardware (video card) comes to > mind for doing triple screens with FreeBSD ? A matrox > P750 comes to mind, but when you run it with three > screens, they downgrade to 1280x1024, which is bad. I > am happy to consider multiple video cards to > accomplish this ... at the very least I need 1600x1200 > out of each card, preferably 1920x1200 ... You can run as many as the motherboard and powersupply will allow for ^_^ > Second, what is the support for something like this in > XFree86, or x.org ? Really nice for cards that support it. I personally would suggest looking at nvidia cards. > What I am really looking for is > the ability to create virtually sized screens - so > instead of having three total (physical) screens that > I can maximize windows inside of, I want to split each > physical screen in half for a total of 6 virtual > screens - so there are six total areas within which I > can maximize a window in ... this is something I am > really trying to accomplish. I am a little lost on what you mean by virtual screen. But what you want is xinerama and a window manager that nicely supports it. Fluxbox last I checked did it nicely. Any ways, window placement and maximization and the like are a job of the window manager, not the X server. I eventually got annoyed with the xinerama part and went back to just letting them act like three seperate screens. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"