> On Feb 8, 2020, at 16:20, Riccardo Mottola <riccardo.mott...@libero.it> wrote: > > Hi Fred! > > On 03/02/2020 21:15, Fred Kiefer wrote: >> Sergii has written a great patch that will tremendously improve support for >> multiple monitors in GNUstep by using the XRandR extension. There is a >> downside to it though, this patch will also remove any multi screen support >> that was there before without XRandR. So if you have a multi monitor setup >> and your system won’t support XRandR we would like to hear from you and try >> to find a solution that is acceptable for all sides. I hope that there is >> nobody in this specific situation but it seems easier to ask in advance than >> to fix it later. > > > Sounds great. > > First question - this refers only to X11, right? Multi-Monitor support (or > lack of) under windows are unaffected?
Yes, it’s relevant only to the X11. > Second question - what was there "before" which would stop working, so which > multi-monitor support is "left out" ? A setup to test it. Old code supports multiple monitors in pre-XRandR fashion (static, see my previous mail). Current implementation support dynamic change of monitors parameters and layout. > Currently I use GNUstep and multi-monitor only in a setup with a Laptop + > external screen, which means usually a relatively recent OS. Randr 1.2 has > been around almost 10 years. If we don't require more modern features, I > probably won't hit these limits. A laptop without xrandr is hard to sue, > since only with it the external monitor can be dynamically added/removed. > > My more "esoteric" machines are single-monitor setups. Solaris 7 with two > Monitors would be a setup? I don't have setups like that. > > > Riccardo > Sergii