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From: Harold L Hunt II <huntharo@msu.edu> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Configuration for multiple monitors Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:34:00 -0000 [thread overview] Message-ID: <400029B0.4050103@msu.edu> (raw) In-Reply-To: <btmtms$q13$1@sea.gmane.org> Jack, Jack Tanner wrote: > Ãyvind Harboe wrote: > >> perhaps the below should *always* be TRUE and there shouldn't be an >> option at all? > > > No, I'd like -nomultiplemonitors to exist. > > I have two monitors, but the second is usually turned off. Various X > client dialog boxes and application windows usually come up in the > center of my desktop, which means half on one monitor, and half on the > other. If that weren't annoying enough, it makes life sheer hell when > one monitor is turned off! > > This is why I do not use -multiplemonitors, even though I /have/ > multiple monitors. Even when both monitors are turned on, it's plenty to > have one for X apps, and another for regular Windows apps. That is pretty much why I would want to make sure we have a -nomultiplemonitors switch. In fact, we should finally look into a system to allow the user to specify which screen we should start up on. That would be nice. > Granted, the real solution to this issue would be to play nice with > nVidia's nView software. It offers these modes for dual-monitor work > (the following is copied verbatim from nView on-line help; the mode I > use is Dualview, which I believe is nVidia's default): Well, I have an nVidia graphics card now, but you'll have to contribute to the fund to buy me a second matching Samsung SyncMaster 191T flat panel if you expect me to be able to work on this :) At the momement (read: for the last three years) I have only one monitor. Harold
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-10 16:34 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2004-01-09 9:23 Øyvind Harboe 2004-01-09 18:59 ` Jack Tanner 2004-01-10 16:34 ` Harold L Hunt II [this message] 2004-01-10 16:38 ` Harold L Hunt II -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below -- 2004-01-08 17:47 Øyvind Harboe 2004-01-08 18:12 ` Harold L Hunt II
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