xwininfo -root

xwininfo: Window id: 0x89 (the root window) (has no name)

  Absolute upper-left X:  0
  Absolute upper-left Y:  0
  Relative upper-left X:  0
  Relative upper-left Y:  0
  Width: 3200
  Height: 1200
  Depth: 24
  Visual Class: TrueColor
  Border width: 0
  Class: InputOutput
  Colormap: 0x20 (installed)
  Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Backing Store State: NotUseful
  Save Under State: no
  Map State: IsViewable
  Override Redirect State: no
  Corners:  +0+0  -0+0  -0-0  +0-0
  -geometry 3200x1200+0+0


The video driver actually reports the combined size of 3200 
so as far as X is concenred it is just one wide screen.


On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 05:59:59PM +0100, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 11:43:17AM -0500, Brad Giaccio wrote:
> > Well I seem to have confused fvwm I just got a video card that supports
> > to monitors as one screen.
> > 
> > Fvwm and a 3200 geometry are very confused. Most notablly when I drag
> > a window from montior one to the second I can watch the x coord go up
> > until I get to 1600 and then it resets to zero. this really brakes
> > things like the initail placement of FvwmButtons at -0+0 it winds up at
> > 1600+0. but if i place it where I expect it to be and use FvwmIdent I
> > get correct screen coordinates in the 3thousandths.
> > 
> > I doubt anyone has the setup to reproduce this but its been a while
> > since I've done editing and I know you've made substantial event code
> > changes so some pointers would be helpful.
> 
> I rather guess the video card confuses the X server.  If what I
> understand is correct, fvwm is not even aware of the second screen
> (unless you use Xinerama or dual head).  That sounds as if the
> display width is only 1600, not 3200.  What does
> 
>   $ xwininfo -root
> 
> say?
> 
> Bye
> 
> Dominik ^_^  ^_^
 
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