[mythtv-users] problem using mythtv with xinerama

[Daniel Paessler]

sounds ok, i will give it a try.
can you post the relevant part of your xf86config to
give me a hint, how to do this?

daniel

Am Die, 2003-07-08 um 19.14 schrieb Jason Lowdermilk:
> --- Daniel Paessler <paessler at gmx.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > Do you really need xinerama, or are you just
> > trying to
> > > have a desktop on a monitor running concurrently
> > with
> > > Myth on the TV? If you just want concurrent TV &
> > > desktop, what I found works best is no twinview
> > and no
> > > xinerama -- I just bring up an X server with 2
> > screens
> > > (i.e., "old fashioned" dual-headed X), with a
> > > different window manager on each screen. I use
> > gnome
> > > on the desktop and windowmaker on the TV. The only
> > > problem I have with this arrangement is getting
> > the
> > > remote to work consistently while someone else is
> > > typing at the desktop.
> > > 
> > > Jason

> 
> I think you missed my point. Xinerama doesn't add any
> value to the scenario you described, so in my opinion
> it's not the right tool for the job. Unless you intend
> to drag windows between your desktop and your TV,
> there's no reason to use xinerama here.  You mentioned
> the desktop will be used by other people while you're
> using Myth on the TV -- are you going to allow
> everyone share your desktop session? Wouldn't it be
> better if you set it up so everyone could run their
> own desktop/WM, without having to kill & restart
> mythfrontend every time someone else wants a turn on
> the desktop?
> 
> Jason
> 
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