Spanning desktop across multiple X servers...

[Tim Thomson]

Hi there,

I think x2x is what you are after. Looks like the xservers need to
support the XTEST extension. Does the cygwin-xfree server support this?

Not sure where you'd find it, there is a description here:
http://packages.debian.org/stable/x11/x2x.html

There are packages of this for other systems, but I'm not sure where it
originated.

Hope this helps,

Tim.

On Fri, 2002-06-21 at 15:20, Thomas Chadwick wrote:
> First, an apology.  This is not, strictly speaking, a Cygwin/Xfree question.
> 
> I know it's possible to span a single X desktop (for lack of a better term) 
> across multiple display adapters residing in the same machine.  Basically 
> the 2 attached monitors behavior as the left and right halves of single, 
> unified root window.
> 
> What I'm trying to find out is if it's possible to span a single X desktop 
> across 2 display adapters, each residing on a different machine?  If so, 
> what would it take to get this set up?
> 
> I guess it comes down to whether the "spanning" function is something 
> handled completely by the X server, or if it's implemented by the Window 
> Manager or some other piece of "middle ware".
> 
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