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dustin

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Registered: 2009-10-25

Posts: 8

KDE and openbox on separate screen?

Hi,

Please is there a way to run KDE on :0.0 and openbox on :0.1? I am trying in .xinitrc:

DISPLAY=:0.1 exec ck-launch-session openbox --replace &
DISPLAY=:0.0 exec ck-launch-session startkde

It works fine until KDE starts and after a few secs "overlays" openbox on the second screen.

Perhaps if there was something like the compiz switch --only-current-screen ...

Thanks a lot for any help.

dustin

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Registered: 2009-10-25

Posts: 8

Re: KDE and openbox on separate screen?

Well, the weird thing is that openbox keeps working "in the background", although visually "overwritten" by KDE. When openbox is not started in xinitrc, "DISPLAY=:0.1 wmctrl"  cannot control windows on the second screen, complaining about missing window manager. However, at the same the KDE background is displayed on :0.1, also KDE local menu by right clicking on the secondary desktop works. When Openbox is started on :0.1, KDE "occupies" the screen visually in the same way, but wmctrl can interact with the openbox  in the "layer below". Interesting and very buggy :-)

Primoz

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From: Ljubljana-Slovena-EU

Registered: 2009-03-04

Posts: 688

Re: KDE and openbox on separate screen?

You should probably check system settings > Display and monitor > Multiple monitors in KDE.

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dustin

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Registered: 2009-10-25

Posts: 8

Re: KDE and openbox on separate screen?

Hi, thanks, I will check at home in the evening