Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiddling with System
Hello Rob, RB> I also tried this and I could get as far as getting > things like mplayer working by specifying which > desktop to use but I wasn't able to get independent > mouse/keyboard control on that desktop using a USB > mouse & keyboard. If you have a VNC server instance running on the desktop that you're trying to control, x2vnc might work. My wife's PC used to sit next to mine and every now and again I'd drag my mouse pointer off the left-hand edge of my screen, onto hers and start moving her windows around. Perhaps you can imagine how popular that made me. :-) Hope this helps, - Andy Ball -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiddling with System
Ken Adams wrote: > I now have a fully working second desktop on the Dell Monitor, Fully > functional with its' own taskbar etc. Very handy for watching video > files and still having a fully functioning EMPTY desktop on my main > monitor. > > Just thought I'd pass on my findings to show it can be down EASILY, > But do you have an independent mouse and screen for that other desktop? I also tried this and I could get as far as getting things like mplayer working by specifying which desktop to use but I wasn't able to get independent mouse/keyboard control on that desktop using a USB mouse & keyboard. I gave up in the end. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Fiddling with System
Just thought I'd post the results of a small bit of fiddling I have done on my system, "To see if I can do it!!!" in the true spirit of the Linux world. I have a GeForce FX 5500 graphics card with 256Mb ram running on my system with an Acer AL1702 monitor running 1280x1024 resolution. On the back of the graphics card is a DVI output. Having visited a local PC emporium I know have a DVI->VGA converter attached and a Dell P791 17" CRT monitor running 1024x768 resolution. After looking round the nvidia-settings panel I have now setup the 2nd monitor on the left side, NOT running Xinerama. Result: I now have a fully working second desktop on the Dell Monitor, Fully functional with its' own taskbar etc. Very handy for watching video files and still having a fully functioning EMPTY desktop on my main monitor. Just thought I'd pass on my findings to show it can be down EASILY, Rgds Ken -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
