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RE: Arrow keys, etc.
- To: <cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Subject: RE: Arrow keys, etc.
- From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 12:22:05 -0400
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> Actually, subsequent messages from last week (or was it 2 weeks ago)
> pointed out the problem with "screen 8" vs "screen 0". However, from what
> you say, I gather it *is* possible to run multiple instances of the X
> Server? (I didn't think Windows could handle it, but you apparently can).
Ok
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> James E. LaBarre
> ... the gentle sound of crashing software ...
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> "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>@sources.redhat.com on
> 10/04/2000 11:43:59 AM
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> Subject: RE: Arrow keys, etc.
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> screen 8, means multiple display, opening only display number 8.
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> you can have screen 0 xxxxxx
> then start from another shell X-server
> screen 1 xxxxxx
> then
> screen 2 xxxxx
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> 0-8, 9 screens are supported... but will not work on all the
> video cards...
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> On my Win2K with GeForce cards, I can run multiple instances of Xwin,
> as I described, and switch back and forth between displays using alt+tab
> one display connected to SGI IRIS, other to LINUX, 3rd to Sun SPARC
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