XWin Won't Run Without -screen Option

[Suhaib Siddiqi]

Did I not say OR :0?  I think I did as I read in my mail.

Suhaib

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Staf Verhaegen [ mailto:staf.verhaegen@imec.be ] 
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:05 AM
> To: 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
> Subject: Re: XWin Won't Run Without -screen Option
> 
> 
> Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
> > 
> > of course no Xserver will run if you do not specifiy the screen you 
> > must use -screen 0r :0 option.  Plese read more about X first
> 
> This is definately not for all Xserver. For example on linux 
> the resolution is given in the XF86Config and you can start 
> an Xserver with display :1 just with the command 'X :1'. If 
> several resolutions are given it even possible to switch 
> between the different resolutions with Ctrl_Alt_+ and 
> Ctrl_Alt_-. The dimension of root stays the always the same. 
> 
> greets,
> Staf.
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