Multiple Monitors
Tiago Vignatti
vignatti at freedesktop.org
Tue Mar 9 07:24:25 PST 2010
On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 18:37 +1100, Greg Newsome wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:51:07 pm Joe Zamboni wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Now I'm new to this X server stuff, so some of this might have simple
> > solutions I have overlooked.
> >
> > I was wondering, is it possible to run different X servers on different
> > screens at the same time (possibly with different input devices for each
> > server)?
> > If so, would it be possible to assign different input devices to different
> > servers and use them simultaneously?
> >
> > I ask because, I was thinking it would be cool to use one desktop computer
> > with multiple monitors, keyboards and mice.
> >
> > This would cut cost by turning one computer into two workstations.
>
> See http://linuxgazette.net/124/smith.html and
> http://linuxmednews.com/1223571596/index_html for possible info.
>
> Also, I believe Linux Journal also has some more up to date articles regarding
> this. See www.linuxjournal.com
Here is more reliable:
http://wiki.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/Multiseat
Cheers,
Tiago
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