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From: frode@m2cs.uu.no (Frode Odegard)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: multi-screen programming
Keywords: NeWS multiple monitors frame buffer programming idea
Message-ID: <191@m2cs.uu.no>
Date: 22 Jul 89 04:41:51 GMT
Organization: Modula-2 CASE Systems A.S, Oslo, Norway
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A few days ago I browsed trough the init.ps file and discovered that
'framebuffer' is created using 'createdevice'. Since I now have
both a monochrome and a color monitor on my Sun-3/60C, I tried
using createdevice to create OtherMonitor, and it worked.
Then I opened a window on my other monitor and ......

one could actually write PS code to allow the user to open windows
on any monitor, to move windows and icons from one monitor to another
and..

does anyone know if X/NeWS includes PS code to do this?  Having
two monitors increases my productivity a LOT (especially since I
can run Suntools (&Frame Maker) on my right side and NeWS on my left).

I've been speculating...maybe framebuffer could become a function
that actually returns 'currentframebuffer' and maybe 'currentframebuffer'
could be set when the user moves the cursor from one monitor to another?
I haven't been really deep into the low-level code for event handling
but it'd be fun to hear what the NeWS experts have to say on this.

		- Frode

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