Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:24:36 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Yuri Pankov <yuri.pankov@gmail.com> Cc: x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xdm monitor selection Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0901271621210.7509@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20090127104044.GB93120@darklight.homeunix.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0901261955490.2993@wonkity.com> <20090127104044.GB93120@darklight.homeunix.org>
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Yuri Pankov wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 08:08:23PM -0700, Warren Block wrote:
>> Is there a way to tell xdm which monitor of a dual-monitor setup to use
>> for the login screen?
>
> I had to set xlogin.Login.{x,y,width,height} for Login window to appear
> on my second monitor - I'm using dual DVI output NVIDIA card with nv(4)
> and screen size set to 2560 x 1024.
>
> /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources contents:
> xlogin.Login.x: 1620
> xlogin.Login.y: 492
> xlogin.Login.width: 600
> xlogin.Login.height: 240
That works, although the mouse pointer is still on the other screen. I
came up with a patch to xdm to fix that, but there's more that should be
done. I'd like to add a setting for a monitor or screen, but don't know
if there's an existing keyword to use.
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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