Re: multi-head GEMPAK and/or McIDAS workstation under GNOME

• To: Robert Mullenax
• Subject: Re: multi-head GEMPAK and/or McIDAS workstation under GNOME
• From: Art Wildman [mailto:Art.Wildman@xxxxxxxx]
• Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:06:00 -0600

Thanks for the tip.  I'll check that out. (xfce)

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I'm using Matrox dual-head cards & they have a nice bin tool to configure 
drivers. You might try http://www.xfce.org instead, a simple lightweight CDE

like Xdesktop/mgr. Good docs & well supported via the mail list. -Art@JAX

Robert Mullenax wrote:

> That was one of the things we tried.  Unfortunately in Red Hat 9 (GNOME
2.2)
> there is already a gnome-session running on the other screens (unlike
> older versions of GNOME).  The problem is, it just doesn't work right.
> If you open an app on screen 1 or 2 and minimize it, then it just
> disappears.
> If you enable Xinerama and mimimize on 1 or 2, it mimimizes to the toolbar
> on screen 0.  The big problem is that with the NV drivers at least,
Xinerama
> makes GARP?NMAP2 display VERY slow.
> 
> I just ended up switching to FVWM2 for my workstation.   Not as fancy, but
> it works.
> 
> Thanks to everyone for their assistance.
> 
> Robert