On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 11:33:01AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > The scenario in which I would like to use dual head is a work screen > and next to it a screen for GUI applications, like the browser, > jpilot, and a mail reader. Furthermore, I want multiple desktops. > Running X with Xinerama means that a desktop change affects both > screens, which is not what I want. Thus, I want to go without > Xinerama.
That sounds very similar to the setup I have here. I am using Fluxbox as my WM. It's rather lightweight but has support for Gnome/KDE/Windowmaker applets, which is nice. > If I am working on screen 0 and would like to switch to a terminal > or browser window on screen 1, I have to click on the window title > bar -- clicking on the window does not transfer the focus. Within > a single screen, however, this works as expected. I use sloppy focus, so I couldn't comment on this I'm afraid. > The second example is related to the previous one. I have Ctrl-Alt-T > mapped to give me a terminal window. However, when the focus resides > on screen 0 even though the mouse is on screen 1, pressing that > keycombo will pop up the terminal on screen 0. Clicking on the > background or application clip does not transfer the focus. Thus, in > order to open a window on screen 1, one needs an already opened > window to transfer the focus to screen 1 -- a bootstrap problem that > can only be overcome with the window maker application menu -- which > is painful. Here in Fluxbox it would seem that using a key combo to open a new terminal window always opens it on the screen the mouse cursor is on, regardless of focus. HTH, -- Sam Bashton Systems Administrator IP Support -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
