[nflug] dual monitors ( I run 2 monitors with one bog desktop)

[JJ Neff]

I have an nvidia based card and run the nvidia driver.  It is a a single card
with DVI and VGA output (DVI is that correct ?)

I have a few lines added to my xorg.conf file (the file formerly knows as
Xf86config:-)  I dont't have these lines here since I ma at work but can
forward them.

I have one large desktop and most apps know that when I maximize I mean only
maximize on the current desktop, not ALL understand this.  It works much better
now then when I started. 

Since both monitors are different sizes they do have different virtual sizes so
things that appear small on the left are larger on the right - of course I wish
I had 2 monitors the same size, but it works fine now.

JJN
--- Mike Richardson <mtr3 at buffalo.edu> wrote:

> Eric Benoit wrote:
> > This is prolly a simple one.
> > 
> > Does anyone know if I can install two video cards and then attach two
> > monitors and use sometime of software to create one large desktop?
> > ...for linux
> 
> I haven't tried this, so YMMV.
> 
> A quick google search for "dual monitor +xorg.conf" came up with this
> sample config which seems to be sane:
> 
> http://wiki.osuosl.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=7041
> 
> the Xinerama extension will give you the extended virtual desktop:
> otherwise, the two monitors will be seperate displays...
> 
> -- 
> Michael Richardson
> Web Programmer, ePharmacotherapy Networks
> School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
> State Univ. of New York at Buffalo
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