Hello! For quite some time now I am trying to properly setup a multi-screen setup which used to work fine with older X.org versions (I do not remember when it started to fail).
What I want is *not* one big sized desktop across all attached monitors (which used to be called xinerama IIRC). What I want is properly configured separate screens of one X11 display, i.e. I want displays :0.0, :0.1, :0.2 etc. for each monitor. (I should probably add that the monitors are attached to the same card, in my case a Thinkpad with one internal + one external monitor). I have three reasons for this. One is that I have different monitors attached - one is the laptop's built-in 15" UXGA (1600x1200) and the second is an external 17" 16:9 1680x1050 screen. They have different DPIs and with the current model the DPIs do not match any more since I get one big screen with a virtual size of 3280x1200 and the same DPI on both screens (which is in my case wrong). So fonts get different sizes on each screen which is ugly. Second is that sometimes applications are not usable. The second monitor has a lower Y resolution but the virtual resolution is 1200. What happens then is that applications miscalculate the vertical bottom of the screen and e.g. context menus show entries below the screen's end which makes them unusable - nasty. And finally for usability reasons - but this is personal. I like to have my communication applications on the second screen always visible (like email, jabber, etc.). The second screen should not be affected by switching virtual desktops on my other work-screen. Well, you can stick them to the desktop so they show up on all virtual workspaces but hey - when it worked (before some x.org version I forgot) I had 2 x 6 virtual workspaces which worked separately and I loved it - now I only have 1 x 6 big virtual workspaces. I am searching for the proper solution for months now - in non regular intervals. I have found no clue about it in the x.org documentation, in the FAQs or by intense googling. If this could be achieved with xrandr I would be extremely happy! If I need to tweek xorg.conf - fine with me. But I tried a lot of xorg set-ups that are suggested on various locations but all set-ups either turned ut not to change anything, i.e. I end up with the big virtual screen, or just one screen (the main), cloned output (even worse since useless for me) or not working at all. But none gave me back my multiple displays setup :( I am desperate... So if anyone could help me with this I would be extremely happy! I would even volunteer to document it somewhere (x.org wiki?). Thanks in advance! Cheers nils -- kernel concepts GbR Tel: +49-271-771091-12 Sieghuetter Hauptweg 48 D-57072 Siegen Mob: +49-176-21024535 http://www.kernelconcepts.de _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com