Xgl and Xinerama

Michel Dänzer michel at daenzer.net
Tue Mar 7 03:14:42 PST 2006


On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 12:05 +0100, Jürg Billeter wrote:
> On Die, 2006-03-07 at 10:34 +0000, Colin Guthrie wrote:
> > Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > You mean like
> > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-February/012921.html ? :P
> > 
> > Wow! Just compiled and installed and I have to say that even without 
> > compiz support, it makes the whole environment much more usable. My 
> > gnome panel is where is should be and some windows are possitioned 
> > correctly in the middle of my primary screen (which is odd as I thought 
> > compiz does the window placements....?).
> > 
> > Any idea why this isn't in CVS as it's a couple of weeks old?
> 
> It probably won't get to CVS. The plan is to let compiz handle multiple
> screens instead of one screen with Xinerama as compositing managers can
> do everything they want with these screens, according to David.

How will that work with a 'pseudo' Xinerama setup (MergedFB, Big
Desktop, TwinView, ...), where there's only one non-Xinerama screen?


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