Who decided RandR was ready for prime time?

Post #311,030 by static 7/15/09 3:23:27 AM Reply	Who decided RandR was ready for prime time? I'll tell you: some who would wank themselves silly over getting rid of Xinerama! :-( I am NOT impressed. After experimenting with multi-head X a few years ago, I discovered I did not like the Xinerama approach. To my way of working, it jarred with virtual desktops: change one and all the screens change. Urk. Then I found out how to setup multiple screens. Ah... Each screen was quite separate. Virtual desktops worked independantly. Apps - and window managers - didn't get confused with "middle borders" (rarer nowadays). And then RandR came along :-(. This was supposed to not only supplant Xinerama's way of stitching things together but also hot-plugging monitors and changing resolutions on the fly. It generally works, I might add. Unfortuantely, where it falls down is multiple screens. RandR is designed from the viewpoint of everything-is-one-virtual-screen. Eugh. Or should I say: fuck. Whether or not I want to use a fucking flat virtual screen (point of fact: I actually don't), I do want the fucking choice to have separate fucking screens!! Bug filed. Unfortunately, I think if I want to make this happen I am going to have to get noisy. And I have enough going on in my life without that shit-fight. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #311,037 by folkert 7/15/09 9:19:14 AM Reply	Good thing you don't Use OSX... Its also a "one screen" type of thing, ONLY. Yes, I know there are a few things out there than can make them two screens... but fer chrissake. Okies everyone, let all start writing a NEW thingamabob and call it AntiRandR.
Post #311,039 by boxley 7/15/09 9:21:49 AM Reply	huh? I spent months circa 1996 trying to get one flat screen across multiple monitors and OSX does it effortlessly so you dis it?
Post #311,043 by folkert 7/15/09 9:45:06 AM Reply	I am dissing it, because... You should have the choice of 1 or multiple... especially if the monitors have different resolutions. Like my Dell Mini9 (1024x600) and my SyncMaster 216BW (1680x1050). Very disparate screens and tough to make them feel right. only way I could get it possibly look right... Dell Mini9 normal, Syncmaster rotated 90 degrees. but it wouldn't do that for long before it reverted automagically. Yeah, I know.
Post #311,083 by pwhysall 7/15/09 4:14:04 PM Reply	s/get noisy/do it yourself/
Post #311,101 by static 7/15/09 6:55:07 PM Reply	I don't really have the time to do that. Although it would be most interesting, I'm sure. I did find a comment in my research that suggested some window managers operate independant virtual desktops, which might be a route to follow... Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.

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