Hi, I'm not sure whether this is the right list to send my question to. If it isn't please direct me in the right direction :-) I have a dual-monitor setup with both screens setup as independent x displays (so no twinview or xinerama). Apparently this type of setup isn't used much however I like it very much as it allows me to keep my mail or a web browser open on 1 screen while working and switching viewports independently on the other screen. Unfortunately with this setup it is not possible to drag windows from one display to the other, however I don't mind as long as there is a reliable way to start applications on the display where I want them to be. Now there is the rub: depending on the Linux distribution and even the version of the distribution, starting applications from the Gnome menu bars or the menu I get when right-clicking the desktop background will start applications on the screen where I'm clicking or more likely always on the first display (making it impossible to work as I can't drag them to the other display). For instance in Ubuntu 9.04 most applications I start from the top menu bar will insist on appearing on the first display (not all of them however?). Most notably it is now impossible for me to start an xterm on my second display (I know I can force this by manually starting the application with the '--display ' option but that's not easy to work with as my wife also uses my pc so the display number will change depending on who logged in first). Note that Ubuntu 8.10 did not have this problem. I already asked this question in the Ubuntu forum but there I mainly got blank stares. I'm assuming this behaviour has something to do with the Gnome version being used which is why I'm trying my luck here now. So, is there a way to change this behaviour so applications started from the menu bars at the top and bottom of the screen will always start on that specific display? Or otherwise how can I change the menu I get when I right-click on the desktop background? Whatever I start from this menu seems to appear on the correct display. Unfortunately there isn't much useful in this menu on Ubuntu. The information I found on the Gnome website regarding changing menus seems to be mostly about chaning the menus for the top and bottom menu bars. Thanks in advance, Nico -- With kind regards, Nico De Ranter Senior System Administrator Techsoft Centre Technology and Software Centre Europe The Corporate Village - Da Vincilaan 7-D1 - B-1935 Zaventem - Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8611 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: nico.deranter@xxxxxxxxxxx Internet: www.sony-europe.com A division of Sony Europe (Belgium) N.V. Registered office: Technologielaan 7 - B-1840 Londerzeel - Belgium VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis Bank Zaventem 293-0376800-10 GEBA-BE-BB _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
