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#1 2012-03-10 16:31:39
- Spyes
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[SOLVED] Dual-monitors and full screen
I'm currently running two monitors using the nvidia TwinView (is this nVidia specific? Doesn't matter I guess...)
Anyways, my problem is this: I want to run a fullscreen application in one monitor (say, a movie or game), and in the other use windowed applications. Of course, whenever I full screen a program, it immediately goes windowed when I click on the other monitor (as you'd expect).
Now, I've tried, in the nvidia-settings application, to set the two monitors to "separate X sessions", but that didn't work at all - one monitor came up fine after X restart, but the other was blank, and when I moved my mouse over it just turned into an "X" cursor and I couldn't really do anything.
Is there any way I can get this to work properly?
Thanks in advanced! 
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#2 2012-03-10 16:41:52
- lifeafter2am
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Re: [SOLVED] Dual-monitors and full screen
I think this has more to do with your WM than the NVIDIA settings. Whats your WM?
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#3 2012-03-10 16:45:11
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Re: [SOLVED] Dual-monitors and full screen
I'm simply running Openbox, no DE.
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#4 2012-03-11 11:35:09
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Re: [SOLVED] Dual-monitors and full screen
Nobody's got a solution for me...? Some hack/workaround?
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#5 2012-03-11 14:57:40
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Re: [SOLVED] Dual-monitors and full screen
Have you looked into this at all: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Op … head_users
I don't use OpenBox myself, and thus don't experience this problem with my dual-head setup.
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#6 2012-03-11 15:31:30
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Re: [SOLVED] Dual-monitors and full screen
Awesome! Thanks lifeafter2am!
I don't know how I missed it.. but I did 
Thanks again man, this is working beautifully!
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#7 2012-03-11 16:32:22
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Re: [SOLVED] Dual-monitors and full screen
Cool, glad it worked for you!
Make sure to edit your first post and mark as solved.
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