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From: rms@prefect.es.llnl.GOV (Robert M. Searfus)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Multiple screen/display applications
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Date: 1 Jun 90 23:34:32 GMT
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Has anyone solved a problem connecting multiple X displays together
with a single keyboard and mouse?  I am working on an application
where it would be desirable to control multiple crt displays (possibly
attached to separate workstations) from a single workstation.  The X11
protocol supports multiple screens, although I've only seen this work
on a Sun treating a cgfour framebuffer as monochrome and color
screens.  I seems conceivable to solve this problem at either the
server or window manager level.  I would be very interested in hearing
from anyone who has used (or is planning to use) X in an application
requiring more that one physical display monitor.



(bob) Robert M. Searfus
      Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory