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2 Displays and 2 Workspaces With Linux and X?
Borov writes "I'm planning to buy a second monitor in near future and I was searching for ways to configure it under Linux. It seems there are two main ways: 1) to have one 'big' desktop, which means I have single workspace — changing virtual desktop switches both monitors or 2) to have separate X sessions for each display — which means I have separate workspaces, but I can't move applications between them. I need something in the middle — a separate workspace for each screen, so that I can have independent virtual desktops on each screen, but still have the ability to move applications between monitors (no need to strech one app across both of them). I've read that some tiling window managers can do this kind of thing, but I'd rather go with 'classical' window managers, like Openbox/Gnome/KDE or similar."
Good question, I would like to know the answer as well.. Windows 7's easy dual-monitor setup has me addicted now!
Get a Mac. It's damn easy to use multiple monitors with it. Don't even bother under Linux unless you have an nVidia card.
I know I'll get modded down for Linux bashing, but... this capability has been around on the Windows world since Windows NT. I think you could do it on '98 with some fiddling. It surprises me that this is not something Linux can do out-of-the-box. Is this a driver issue, or some limitation in the X architecture?
Hell, I did. Now I can run OS X, Linux, and Windows on the same box, natively, or in VM's. Plus the quality of the hardware is tough to beat.
PS. Nice subject line. Noob.
Are you a liar or an idiot?
Because I am doing that right now, the t43 screen plus a 19" 1440x900 external monitor.