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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,fido.unix
Subject: Re: Some questions from novice X11 user on ISC UNIX 386 (long)
Message-ID: <1990Nov27.120212.15145@virtech.uucp>
Date: 27 Nov 90 12:02:12 GMT
References: <974@mwtech.UUCP> <1990Nov25.134746.7474@nstar.rn.com>
Reply-To: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc., Sterling VA
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In article <1990Nov25.134746.7474@nstar.rn.com> larry@nstar (Larry Snyder) writes:
>>	Display
>>	- Sigma Laserview b&w monitor system (1680 * 1200 pixels, ~120 dpi)
>
>I would much rather have a high res large monitor system. 
> What size monitor and how much?

The Sigma designs Laserview is a 19" monochrome display.  

>>1) X11 and virtual screens
>
>>As it appears to me, X11 is not well integrated with virtual screens (VTs).
>>After starting the X-server and -clients on some VT, I can well switch away
>>from this VT, but switching back doesn't work (the particular VT is dead
>>then) and I have to kill and restart the server and clients.

VTs are documented to not work with the laserview.  Don't use them.  This is
a problem with the laserview server code (possibly because of some hardware
problems) not with X generically.

Anyway why do you need VTs, when you can just pop up another window on you
X display.

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