Gnome and multiple monitors

maKKus · Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2002 12:41 pm Post subject: Gnome and multiple monitors

Since friday I've two 19 inch monitors connected to my matrox G450 system. I toyed around with xinerama but didn't like it (especially the loss of Opengl). I've choosen for a setup in which I start at login metacity (because gnome 2.x.x is my desktop) and several other programs on the second screen like this

/* BEGIN script */
#!/bin/bash

export DISPLAY=:0.1
Esetroot ~/Images/Backgound/GNOME-Fence-MacOSXBlue_1600x1200.jpg
metacity --replace &
xmms &
gaim &
gnomemeeting &
gnome-terminal &
/* END script */

This works and I like it, because I wanted the second screen for things I can monitor all the time (messenger, debugging etc.) and use my main monitor like always. But now I want to know is it possible to extend a gnome-session to the second monitor without xinerama.

Also at login my main monitor displays the gdm inlog and the other the grey raster of X-window, does somebody know where do I best place the command to fill the second monitor with a background instead of the grey raster.

maKKus · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2002 6:10 am Post subject:

I can answer the first part my own question now :wink:

!

>is it possible to extend a gnome-session to the second
>monitor without xinerama
.
I've to wait for gnome 2.2, the gtk+2 will support multi head or start messing with cvs.

Gnome faq:
http://help.gnomedesktop.org/wiki/index.php/GnomeFrequentlyAskedQuestions

The second part is still open, hurry :lol:

>Also at login my first monitor displays the gdm inlog and
>the second the (ugly) grey raster of X-window (I don't want
>xinerama), does somebody know where do I best place
>the command to fill the second monitor with a background
>instead of the grey raster.

mallchin · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 5:49 pm Post subject: nVidia's TwinView

I use an nVidia GF4 card to drive Gnome 2.2 on two displays.

I use nVidia's TwinView feature, it is xinerama compatible and works with OpenGL (I've been dribbling over the gorgeous rss-glx screensavers). I haven't tried GDM yet but Gnome runs just as it did in single monitor mode, but with extra space

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