Re: [TCLUG:18254] Dual headed video cards

[Yaron <jethro@freakzilla.com>]

  Hi,

On Sun, 28 May 2000, Bob Tanner wrote:

> Even if X supports dual-monitors, are the window managers up to the task?

X4.0 supports not only 'standard' dual-head (ie, running two seperate
displays at once, so you have :0 and :1), but it also supports Xinerama,
which will use both (or, in fact, all) of your monitors as one big happy
desktop. This is supported on Matrox cards, even if you have multiple
cards rather than a dualhead G400.

I guess most, if not all window managers are not
Xinerama-aware. Enlightenment might be since Raster uses both Xinerama and
obviously Enlightenment (;

There are some problems with OpenGL though - xlockmode and xscreensavers
cool 3D modes will not work too well. 

There's a Layout section in XF86Config for X4.0 in which you can arrange
all your monitors.

No, I've not done this personally. If you want to wait about 6 months,
I'll probably get around to getting a G400max and another monitor or
two...

-Yaron

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