Re: [RP] [PATCH] bugfix for multiple screen

[John Meacham]

On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 03:55:34PM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote:
> | there is a race condition that will keep the current frame pointing at
> | the wrong window when using multiple screens. it is especially apparent
> | when you use gestures to quickly filter between your screens.
> 
> This is already fixed in the Xinerama version.  (Although I called
> hide_frame_indicator() in show_frame_message() rather than in
> show_frame_indicator(), as there is another function which calls s_f_m
> which would suffer the same problem.)

yeah. I specifically don't use Xinerama because it interferes with other
extensions like Xv and DRI and I run my heads at different bit depths.
although, it would be good to unify the multiple screens and Xinerama
internals as much as possible, so one can easily switch between the two.

I have made a proposal on the X list to utilize the reporting of the
XRANDR extension to allow switching between xinerama and multiple
screens on the fly, but I think with all the recent xfree86 upheaval it
was lost.. ah well.

something I have also wanted is for ratpoison to be able to take over
and retreat from my extra monitors so I can temporarily run a different
window manager on just one head... 

        John

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