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Subject: Re: XDM on multiple virutal X screens ( ALT-F9,ALT-F10...)
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Hi,

> Adding the other entry to XServers does not have anything to do
> with running it on multiple monitors.
> 
> There are three connectivity sections to every X window.
> Adding a line to Xservers (to my knowlege) does not have
> anything to do with running on two different monitors in
> a dual-head'd configuration. A second monitor/display
> would show up as :0.1, :1.1, etc. A third monitor would
> be :0.2 or :1.2, etc. Also note that the lack of a host
> name tells the X-Windows system to find the best way of
> communicating with the localhost. There are several other
> ways of communicating with the X-Server including UNIX
> sockets, IPX, etc.
> 
> A simple way to remember it is Hostname:Window:Screen.

Okej, I will try to remember that one should not be that hard.

Thanks.

Mvh Mattias Björk

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