[AuckLUG] Specify the Main Monitor with TwinView

[Liz]

On Friday 13 July 2007 10:56:48 Fuad Tabba wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently got a new monitor, and since my nvidia adapter allows for dual
> monitors, one VGA connector and another DVI connector. Anyway, I got
> TwinView to work, that was easy. The problem is whenever I'm in twinview,
> the main screen is the VGA one rather than the DVI one. As you might
> imagine, I'd like to have the DVI one be the main one (with all the task
> bars, menus, etc...), since it's newer, bigger and better.
>
> Anyone knows of a way to make this possible? Or a way to specify which
> display kde (kdm) uses by default?
>
in your x config, you name them Screen 0 and Screen 1 (or 1 and 2)
The way you initialize them in the Screens config will determine which is 
where and first/second.

KDE also has xinerama support so you can make trhe task bar go left/right or 
accross both easily just with right clicking on desktop and 
going 'configure' :)

Liz

> Cheers,
> /Fuad
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