Re: 2 instances of gnome on dual monitors ?

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Gnome 2.2 should support non-xinerama multi-head.

Alex


--- Philippe Moutarlier <Philippe.Moutarlier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I got my dual monitor to work in xinerama mode. However, there are
> situations
> where I would like to be able to have 2 distincts displays instead.
> 
> This happens when you want to use DRI, for example or when you want
> to use 
> a specific display for a specific app (like TV tuner when only one
> card 
> supports it). 
> 
> I could get this to work fine with KDE which recognizes the situation
> and 
> starts 2 independant displays. However, when using gnome, X starts on
> both 
> displays but only one is managed by gnome. 
> Is there a way to have both managed ?
> 
> At the very least, can I run something in the unmanaged display ...
> and how ? 
> I tried to use 1:0 as the second display, but it doesn't seem to
> work. What 
> is the second display's "name" ?
> 
> Thanks !
> 
> Philippe
>   
> 


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