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dual monitors



Matthew Gillen wrote:
> Sounds like it thinks you have one large display instead of two
> independent ones.

That seems to be what TwinView is intended to emulate.


> Are you using nvidia's tool to set up twinview?

Yes.


> In their tool, "X Server Display Configuration", does it show two
> monitors?

Yes.


> You can use that tool to set which is the primary...

Yes, I've done that.


> Are the monitors of the same resolution?

No.


> For reference, I have twinview enabled...

Which version of GNOME? NVIDIA driver?

Is your primary screen on the right or left?


> Splash screens show up in the center of one screen (instead of split
> across the middle of both like you describe).

Most applications handle it correctly. I was expecting the less used
ones to have issues, but I was surprised to see something as mainstream
as OOo not handling it correctly.

 -Tom

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Tom Metro
Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA
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