On Tue, 23 Apr 1996 10:23:39 -0400 chuck_hines_at_VNET.IBM.COM wrote:
> >>>>>
"BAW" == Barry A Warsaw <bwarsaw_at_CNRI.Reston.VA.US> writes:
>
> BAW> Finally, I have a dual-headed SparcStation, so I tried starting
> BAW> up fvwm version 1 with the -s option, on :0.0. Then I tried to
> BAW> start up fvwm2 with -d :0.1 -s but it complained that another WM
> BAW> was running. Once I use -s, how can I get another window manager
> BAW> on my second screen?
>
> Unfortunately I don't have access to any multiple display systems, so
> I can't test this out... As I recall though, I think Rob said that
> the multiple screen code was lacking some..
>
> What happens if you don't use the -s? Does that work - does fvwm2
> control both screens?
>
> And I think that someone else out there on the list has done this
> before. Does anyone have any advice/experience/etc with this?
I, too, have a dual-headed SPARCStation, and fvwm handles both
displays for me just fine. The secret is: *don't* use the -s, unless
you want to do something screwey (like run fvwm on one and olwm on
the other). fvwm correctly detects/handles multiple displays without
user intervention.
One thing you may want to consider, is that on a dual-headed system,
getting the most out of fvwm really requires m4/cpp preprocessing,
since you'll want different configurations on each display.
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