Re: fbsetbg on dual monitors via xrandr
Rainer M Krug <[email protected]>
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On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Jj <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you using xinerama? or two separate X isntances. > Unfortunately I have to use Xinerama - I have a radeon mobility X1350, and on Hardy, used the proprietary driver and two X instances - worked perfectly, and I used exactly the same approach for setting the backgrounds as you do. But under Karmic, the card is not supported any more for the proprietary driver, and the one which still supports my card, does not run under Karnic (quite a few reports about that ion the internet.). So I have to use the open source driver, which works nicely, but I don't think I can use two different X instances (please correct me - I would not mind being wrong in this regard). Cheers, Rainer > > I use separate X instanced, and on ~/.fluxbox/startup I invoke fbsetbg two > times with different DISPLAY values > > DISPLAY=:0.0 fbsetbg -l > DISPLAY=:0.1 fbsetbg -l > > That will set the last wallpaper when fluxbox starts for both displays. > > Rainer M Krug wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I have two monitors and use them via xrandr (one virtual desktop the size >> of the one monitor above the other). >> >> when setting the background, it is stretched over both monitors - I would >> prefer to have two different (or same) backgrounds only on the physical >> monitor. >> >> Which background setter does include a feature for this? >> >> Thanks >> >> Rainer >> >> >> -- >> Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation >> Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) >> >> Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology >> Natural Sciences Building >> Office Suite 2039 >> Stellenbosch University >> Main Campus, Merriman Avenue >> Stellenbosch >> South Africa >> >> Cell: +27 - (0)83 9479 042 >> Fax: +27 - (0)86 516 2782 >> Fax: +49 - (0)721 151 334 888 >> email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> Skype: RMkrug >> Google: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >> 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and >> focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Fluxbox-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fluxbox-users >> > > -- > Jj > http://isgeek.net/ > -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Natural Sciences Building Office Suite 2039 Stellenbosch University Main Campus, Merriman Avenue Stellenbosch South Africa Cell: +27 - (0)83 9479 042 Fax: +27 - (0)86 516 2782 Fax: +49 - (0)721 151 334 888 email: [email protected] Skype: RMkrug Google: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Fluxbox-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fluxbox-users