From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 2 07:12:46 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86BB716A4CE for ; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 07:12:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from S3.cableone.net (smtp3.cableone.net [24.116.0.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1C1F43D2F for ; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 07:12:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from fennec.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net (unverified [24.119.123.89]) by S3.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service S3) with ESMTP id 6017430 for multiple; Sun, 02 Jan 2005 00:27:01 -0700 Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 23:12:51 -0600 From: Vulpes Velox To: Joe Schmoe Message-ID: <20050101231251.2762d3ed@fennec.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> In-Reply-To: <20041226014550.45577.qmail@web53308.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20041226014550.45577.qmail@web53308.mail.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.13 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 1, First 31, in=52, out=0, spam=0 X-External-IP: 24.119.123.89 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: triple monitor hardware setup on FBSD - suggestions needed... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 07:12:46 -0000 On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:45:49 -0800 (PST) Joe Schmoe wrote: > > I am currently running a triple-monitor setup under > winXP, with an extended desktop that stretches across > all three monitors. I like it. > > I would, however, like to use FreeBSD. > > So, first off, what hardware (video card) comes to > mind for doing triple screens with FreeBSD ? A matrox > P750 comes to mind, but when you run it with three > screens, they downgrade to 1280x1024, which is bad. I > am happy to consider multiple video cards to > accomplish this ... at the very least I need 1600x1200 > out of each card, preferably 1920x1200 ... You can run as many as the motherboard and powersupply will allow for ^_^ > Second, what is the support for something like this in > XFree86, or x.org ? Really nice for cards that support it. I personally would suggest looking at nvidia cards. > What I am really looking for is > the ability to create virtually sized screens - so > instead of having three total (physical) screens that > I can maximize windows inside of, I want to split each > physical screen in half for a total of 6 virtual > screens - so there are six total areas within which I > can maximize a window in ... this is something I am > really trying to accomplish. I am a little lost on what you mean by virtual screen. But what you want is xinerama and a window manager that nicely supports it. Fluxbox last I checked did it nicely. Any ways, window placement and maximization and the like are a job of the window manager, not the X server. I eventually got annoyed with the xinerama part and went back to just letting them act like three seperate screens.