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Re: different resolutions on different monitors
- From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:10:25 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: different resolutions on different monitors
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Chad Haynes wrote:
> I am using 2 monitors, one with 1280x1024 and the other with 1024x768.
> When I start the X server using the -multiwindow option then start an
> app (such as xterm) the application always opens in the top corner of
> the smaller monitor at a point where the top of the window is off the
> screen. I can't get to the title bar to move the window so in order to
> see everything I have to tile or cascade the windows which is a pain.
This could be a bug in the -multiplemonitors implementation. Please post
the exact command you use to invoke XWin.exe.
> Is there some way to set the default location on the screen the windows
> open?
>
> Thanks for the help.
> -Chad
As a temporary workaround, look into the "-geometry" option that any X app
should support ('PAGER="less -p GEOMETRY" man X' should do it).
Igor
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