[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package: x2x-1.27-2
Harold L Hunt II
huntharo@msu.edu
Mon Nov 4 09:16:00 GMT 2002
Thomas,
Heh... I read your response and figured that you were not talking to me :)
Harold
Thomas Chadwick wrote:
> By the way, this reponse was directed at Jean-Claude, not you, Harold.
>
>> From: "Thomas Chadwick" <j_tetazoo@hotmail.com>
>> Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>> Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package: x2x-1.27-2
>> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 11:15:09 -0500
>>
>> For kicks, I did some poking around at http://msdn.microsoft.com by
>> searching on "multiple monitors". Found lots of good reading. You
>> might want to do the same.
>>
>> I noticed a hint that said something to the effect of "an application
>> will try to create its window on the same monitor on which it's
>> shortcut is located".
>>
>> What happens if you run startxwin.bat via a shortcut on the secondary
>> monitor?
>>
>>> From: Harold L Hunt II <huntharo@msu.edu>
>>> Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>>> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>>> Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package: x2x-1.27-2
>>> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 10:49:09 -0500
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>>> Jean-Claude,
>>>
>>> No, there is not way for Cygwin/XFree86 to use the entire area of
>>> the dual-display; that is pretty much a limitation of DirectDraw, if
>>> I recall correctly (I seem to remember that a surface can only span
>>> a single physical monitor). You could probably pass the ``-engine
>>> 1'' argument to use the GDI-based blitter, but that would still be
>>> limited to a single physical display because Cygwin/XFree86 trims
>>> the specified size to fit on the primary monitor. We would need
>>> some sort of new command-line argument to indicate that the
>>> specified size is not to be trimmed in anyway, or we could have a
>>> flag that says to use the entire virtual desktop size. I prefer the
>>> later.
>>>
>>> In any case, some coding will need to happen before your request can
>>> be realized.
>>>
>>> Harold
>>>
>>> Jean-Claude Gervais wrote:
>>>
>>>> Great news Thomas,
>>>>
>>>> Um, since you know so much about dual-displays, maybe you could
>>>> help me?
>>>>
>>>> I'm running Cygwin XFree on a machine inside which I have
>>>> installed two
>>>> video cards; this in effect creates a really large Windows desktop.
>>>>
>>>> I'm just wondering if you know of any way to get the Cygwin
>>>> XFree display
>>>> to either use the full desktop surface, or failing that, is there a
>>>> way to
>>>> get Cygwin XFree to start up on the right-hand side of the display,
>>>> because
>>>> it never seems to want to start on the second display...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
>>>> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On
>>>> Behalf Of Thomas Chadwick
>>>> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 9:47 AM
>>>> To: cygwin-xfree-announce@cygwin.com
>>>> Cc: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>>>> Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package: x2x-1.27-2
>>>>
>>>> ANNOUCEMENT
>>>>
>>>> An update to the Cygwin/XFree86 package 'x2x' is now available.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DESCRIPTION
>>>>
>>>> The usefulness of this utility will become apparent to anyone with a PC
>>>> side-by-side with an *ix workstation. Simply bring up an XWindows
>>>> session
>>>> on each machine, run x2x on the PC, and use your PC's mouse and
>>>> keyboard to
>>>> control your *ix workstation's display. Works better and is
>>>> cheaper than a
>>>> KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) switch. It also works much like a
>>>> multi-headed X
>>>> session.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> RELEASE HISTORY
>>>>
>>>> x2x-1.27-2 (current release):
>>>>
>>>> Bugfix and enhancement release. Changes are:
>>>>
>>>> 1) Fixed problem in which x2x consumes nearly 100% of the CPU.
>>>> This was due to a problem in setting up a call to select(),
>>>> which was causing it to be non-blocking.
>>>>
>>>> 2) Added some includes and cleaned-up some code to cut down
>>>> on compiler warnings.
>>>>
>>>> 3) Added a whole new feature! Invoking x2d with a command-line
>>>> flag of "-capslockhack"causes it to wrap Shift key Press/
>>>> Release events around alpha keystrokes. I discovered I
>>>> needed this feature because the "to" display I have uses the
>>>> state of CapsLock on its attached keyboard to determine if
>>>> CapsLock is on (instead of obeying the CapsLock Press/Release
>>>> keyboard events).
>>>>
>>>> x2x-1.27-1:
>>>>
>>>> Initial Release. Vendor code built and package as-is.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> KNOWN BUGS
>>>>
>>>> Doesn't "work" very well with the new rootless mode of XWin.
>>>> I plan to fix this in a future release.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
>>>>
>>>> To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link
>>>> on the
>>>> http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your
>>>> system. Save
>>>> it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up 'x2x' from the
>>>> 'XFree86'
>>>> category. You may need to click the "Full" button if it doesn't
>>>> show up.
>>>>
>>>> Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't
>>>> allowed
>>>> due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you will need to find a
>>>> mirror which has this update.
>>>>
>>>> In the US, ftp://archive.progeny.com/cygwin/ is a reliable high
>>>> bandwidth
>>>> connection.
>>>>
>>>> In Japan, ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/gnu/gnu-win32/ is usually
>>>> up-to-date.
>>>>
>>>> In DK, http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/cygwin/ is usually up-to-date.
>>>>
>>>> If one of the above doesn't have the latest version of this package
>>>> you can
>>>> either wait for the site to be updated or find another mirror.
>>>>
>>>> Please send questions or comments to the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing list
>>>> (mailto:cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com). If you want to subscribe
>>>> go to
>>>> http://cygwin.com/lists.html. I would appreciate it if you would
>>>> use the
>>>> mailing list rather than emailing me directly. This includes ideas and
>>>> comments about the setup utility or Cygwin/XFree86 in general.
>>>>
>>>> If you want to make a point or ask a question, the Cygwin/XFree86
>>>> mailing
>>>> list is the appropriate place.
>>>>
>>>>
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