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kidawesome

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From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-10-04

Posts: 13

tint2.. ahh dual monitor issue

I'm not sure if you can even configure tint2 this way (the pdf they have on the website tells me YES), but i can't seem to figure it out.

I have dual monitors. i want one Tint2 panel per monitor showing the applications running on each screen.

I can get it show two panels with the respective applications running on each screen,  but i can't put each panel on each monitor!

I tried running two instances of tint2 with two different configuration files

from the first...

#---------------------------------------------
# PANEL
#---------------------------------------------
panel_monitor = 1
panel_position = top center
panel_size = 1000 30
panel_margin = 0 0
panel_padding = 9 2 7
font_shadow = 0
panel_background_id = 0


#---------------------------------------------
# TASKBAR
#---------------------------------------------
taskbar_mode = multi_monitor
taskbar_padding = 3 3 0
taskbar_background_id = 1

from the second config file

#---------------------------------------------
# PANEL
#---------------------------------------------
panel_monitor = 2
panel_position = top center
panel_size = 1480 30
panel_margin = 0 0
panel_padding = 9 2 7
font_shadow = 0
panel_background_id = 0


#---------------------------------------------
# TASKBAR
#---------------------------------------------
taskbar_mode = multi_monitor
taskbar_padding = 3 3 0
taskbar_background_id = 1

thil77

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Registered: 2008-08-29

Posts: 52

Re: tint2.. ahh dual monitor issue

yes, if you want 2 panel (one per monitor) you need to run tint twice
tint -c tintrc1 &
tint -c tintrc2 &

but tint have some problem with background detection on monitor 2 (issue 13)

kidawesome

Member

From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-10-04

Posts: 13

Re: tint2.. ahh dual monitor issue

That was my approch to the situation. However it seems that "panel_monitor" only determines which screen the panel will be rendered on. "Taskbar_mode" tells tint how to display the panel (two sections, one section), its like its treating the monitors as two workspaces....

So using both those configurations gives me two panels; one on each screen, but all the tasks from both screens! (if this makes sense). I don't really think that what i want to do is possible anymore.  (gnome-panel does it though, it just doesnt' look as nice ).

yes, if you want 2 panel (one per monitor) you need to run tint twice
tint -c tintrc1 &
tint -c tintrc2 &

but tint have some problem with background detection on monitor 2 (issue 13)

thil77

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Registered: 2008-08-29

Posts: 52

Re: tint2.. ahh dual monitor issue

no, it's not possible with current tint2.

kidawesome

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From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-10-04

Posts: 13

Re: tint2.. ahh dual monitor issue

no, it's not possible with current tint2.

I was scared of that the manual is pretty bad

gnome-panel it is then...

thil77

Member

Registered: 2008-08-29

Posts: 52

Re: tint2.. ahh dual monitor issue

I think it's solved in tint2-svn.
panel_monitor = all
and
taskbar_mode = single_monitor

if you see bugs http://code.google.com/p/tint2/issues/list