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#1 2011-07-10 19:01:26

Silicontoad
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Registered: 2009-07-22
Posts: 8

OpenBox 4 monitor configuration, Maximise issue

Hi,

Problem: I would like to maximise a window and for it to maximise to one screen, instead of two monitors. Also, launching an application lands it in the middle of the two monitors...

Detail:
I used to use XFCE 4.8 until for some reason running 4 monitors became really expensive. I had spikes of 1.4GB mem for X, so I switched to openbox and never looked back :-) now back down to a reasonable 180MB.

I have openbox running on four monitors, 2 X servers ==> 2 openbox instances, each doing its own thing. Two dual head graphic cards  both ATI and I'm using proprietary fglrx drivers 11.6. I'm not a big fan of Xinerama so that's off. I like the independence afforded to me by the two X servers, i.e. on one I have compositing, on the other I don't etc.. .
I am aware that switching Xinerama "on" allows maximising to single monitors .... but a no go for me sad

Places like: http://icculus.org/openbox/2/features.php
suggest that an option should switch on the maximisation to single monitor etc.. if Xinerama is on

ok. 1) that link is for openbox2, 2) xinerama is now core in openbox 3+? (i.e. can't switch it off?)

I'm running openbox 3.5.0-rc1

xorg 1.10.2 ::: (just in case it's useful)

#===================== 24" Portrait Dell's
#===================== 17" Sony Landscape
#=====================

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "aticonfig Layout"
    Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
    Screen         "aticonfig-Screen[1]-1" 2400 0
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option        "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "0-DFP2"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1920x1200"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "1200 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "left"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "0-DFP3"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1920x1200"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "0 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "left"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "0-DFP5"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "1280 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "none"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "0-DFP6"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "0 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "none"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "1-DFP1"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "0 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "normal"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "1-DFP2"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "1280 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "normal"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
    Driver      "fglrx"
    Option        "Monitor-DFP2" "0-DFP2"
    Option        "Monitor-DFP3" "0-DFP3"
    Option      "SWCursor" "true"
    BusID       "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[1]-1"
    Driver      "fglrx"
    Option        "Monitor-DFP1" "1-DFP1"
    Option        "Monitor-DFP2" "1-DFP2"
    Option      "SWCursor" "true"
    BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
    Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
    DefaultDepth     24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Virtual   2400 1920
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]-1"
    Device     "aticonfig-Device[1]-1"
    DefaultDepth     24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Virtual   2560 2560
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Its really bugging me :-), has anyone experienced this before? am I overlooking an option somewhere?

any help would be much appreciated.

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