Separate X Screens - possible on Intel Integrated HD Graphics?

[rhkramer at gmail.com]

On Monday, January 18, 2016 08:24:00 PM you wrote:
> I just came across an article on Linux Journal that mentions a program
> named x2x which might be helpful.  The mention of x2x is on the third page
> of the article, and I've included one quotation:
> 
> Build a Large-Screen Command Center with
> the RPi 2
> 
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/build-large-screen-command-center-
> rpi-2?page=0,2&utm_source=phplist11&utm_medium=email&utm_content=text&utm_c
> ampaign=LinuxCounter%20Newsletter%202016%2F01
> 
> I guess I could mention that the article deals with two (large) monitors
> driven by separate Raspberry Pis runniing, essentially, Debian
> (Raspian)--now read the quote above.

---------------------------------------------------^below (I should proofread 
again after editing ;-)

> 
> <quote>
> With x2x, you can move the mouse (and keyboard focus) from one RPi to the
> other, one monitor to the other, as though the screens were attached to a
> single computer. It's fast and seamless.
> </quote>
> 
> I've just barely skimmed the article, so I make no promises /
> endorsements-- just something that might be helpful.
> 
> On Monday, January 18, 2016 03:55:38 PM you wrote:
> > I used to do this with gnome 2 using nvidia's --separate-x-screen
> > option, it didn't require a second keyboard and mouse. The reason I used
> > to do this is so that I could change virtual desktops / workspaces
> > independently per screen, ie screen 1 was on virtual desktop 3 and
> > screen 2 was on virtual desktop 4, I could then change screen 2 to be on
> > virtual desktop 1 without effecting screen 1. I found this more useful
> > then being able to drag windows between screens. Unfortunately modern
> > DE's often don't support this well as it involves running two instances
> > of the display manager at the same time. In my case I found that
> > enlightenment has this behavior without running separate x screens so I
> > use that instead now.