xorg.conf setup for multiple monitors

[kiskoller]

hello guys, i have problems with my mltiple monitor setup.I have an 1280x1024 and a 2048x1152 monitor.
What i want is, to be able to drag windows from one monitor to another, and to maximize windows to only one window, so dont stretch them across both monitors. Also, to NOT strech panels either. It worked with previous Linux distro-s, with nvidia drivers and Twinview. But now it it maximizes the windows in both monitors.. I read some howto's and most of them says i should use separate X screen with xinerama, but that does not work either...

please help me!

my xorg.conf:

[geki]

I use xinerama and it works to maximize on each "monitor".
no idea about panels, they are superfluous anyway - long live openbox wm.

you may check my config here:
http://geki.ath.cx/hacks/xorg.conf
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[hedmo]

/etc/make.conf


USE="xinerama"


build xorg-server whit xinerama flag and you
can drag your windows between your screens

[kiskoller]

I added xinerama to my use flags and recompiled x-server, still it behaves exactly the same way.
separate x screen without xinerama = everything is perfect except im unable to drag windows
separate x sreen with xinerama = same as twinview = panels are stretched in both monitors, maximize stretches to both monitors too, butat least i can drag windows from 1 monitor to the second.
with other linux distros i used twinview and everything worked perfectly

[pingufunkybeat]

Which desktop environment do you use?

You'll have to rebuild all parts of your system which use the xinerama flag, especially if you use KDE. Without the xinerama flag, KDE does what you describe, and it's possible that GNOME is similar in this respect.

This sort of stuff is easily configured using xrandr, but the nvidia blob does not support important recent xrandr changes, so you have to use xinerama.

[kiskoller]

im using gnome. I did an emerge gnome, it didnt recompile so my added xinerama flag didnt change anything about the DE. but any case, im doing an emerge world, hope it will solve the prob.

[hedmo]

kiskoller

it could be just as simple as:


emerge -av xf86-input-mouse


otherwise.i did not see a serverflags section.set xinerama on in a section and check your xorg.log
to confirm it.

xorg.conf


Section "ServerFlags"
Option Xinerama "on"
EndSection

[kiskoller]

nope, that didn't work either... anyway, I will reinstall gentoo in a week or too (my brand new SSD has arrived ) and I will use KDE as desktop enviroment, there is a probability that with KWin it will work perfectly.

[kiskoller]

the solution was adding "xinerama" to the USE flags. that way, and enabling xinerama, everything is working fine with metacity, kwin, and awesome (those are the WM's I've tried) So my problem is basically solved.