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Re: [trinity-users] Trinity and multiple screens (in X sense)

From: Nick Koretsky <nick_koretsky@...>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 11:17:23 +0300
On Thu, 11 May 2017 03:49:42 -0400
Felix Miata <mrmazda@...> wrote:

> Nick Koretsky composed on 2017-05-11 10:20 (UTC+0300):
> 
> > This is not a mistake, this is a deliberate effort to avoid problems of
> > multiple display in a single screen setup.  
> 
> Other than using DVI and HDMI rather than dual DVI, and FOSS only,
> 
> <http://fm.no-ip.com/SS/Xorg/2head-3840x1200x108-nvGT218-big31-deb8TDE-priRight1200.jpg>
> 
> seems to describe what you are actually after, but I'm not sure I
> understand what you are after, other than avoiding the screen locking
> problem that I'm not finding here. I know I'm using one Xorg "screen",
> and don't think I understand what problem multiple Xorg "screens" would
> solve for you. -- 

Each screen has its own coordinate system, so it avoids all problems
stemming from "0:0 is an upper left corner always". The tradeoff is that
you cant move windows between screens.



-- 
  Nick Koretsky (nick.koretsky@...)