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From: toml@hpfcdq.HP.COM (Tom LaStrange)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Support of multiple displays
Message-ID: <890037@hpfcdq.HP.COM>
Date: 14 Apr 89 17:22:42 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO
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>> 
>> 2) Is only one window manager needed for the control of both displays?  If
>> so, then is it possible for a window to be dragged across the displays, or
>> a window to straddle the displays? Why or why not?
>
>A window manager like every other X clients connects to one (or more)
>displays.  Windows etc.. are opened with respect to that display.  Dragging
>a window to another display (not that any window managers would do this)
>would not be allowed since the display is different and all of the clients
>resources are relative to the original display.  Imagine trying to go
>from color to mono... what would X do?  Although it would be nice if you
>could drag a window from one display to another that has the same format.
>
>Oh, as best as I can tell, none of the existing popular window managers
>handle multiple displays (twm, uwm, hpwm).  hint...hint... 8-)
>Ya gotta run two or more each with:  -display xxx:0.?

The R4 version of twm will support multiple displays,  I've been
running it that way for about 5 months now.

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Tom LaStrange

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