Dual Monitors

[AA]

Ok, but on my system it doesnt work this way, rather
it gives me two monitors displaying the exact same
thing.  Can you look at my xorg.conf file to see what
I may have set improperly?  Or, can I look at your to
compare the two and figure it out for myself?
Thanks, 
SMH

--- Luis Murillo <lmurillo at gmx.net> wrote:

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> Hmm, actually no. I have that exact set up on my
> box, it's not a mirror,
>  they are independant screens and I can drag windows
> from one screen to
> the other without any problem. If you don't enable
> the xinerama option
> on the xorg.conf then the screens will be separate
> from eachother and
> though you can move the cursor between them you
> can't drag windows from
> one to the other.
> With the set up I have it looks like this:
>
http://shinju.250free.com/images/screenshot082305.jpg
> 
> The screen resolution MUST be the same for both
> monitors or else it
> won't work.
> 
> Btw, in that screenshot I'm using:
> 	Window mannager: ion3
> 	Other apps: irssi, xmms, gaim and gkrellm
> The screenshot is a bit outdated though ;)
> 
> AA wrote:
> > This just gives me two screens that are duplicates
> of
> > each other.  I want two screens that are
> independant,
> > but can still have windows dragged accross from
> one
> > another, not two copies of the same screen.  My
> > xorg.conf is attached.
> > 
> > --- Luis Murillo <lmurillo at gmx.net> wrote:
> > 
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> >>you have to add the xinerama to the xorg.conf file
> >>
> >>So it should look something like this:
> >>
> >>Section "ServerLayout"
> >>        Identifier      "Default Layout"
> >>        Screen          "Screen0" 0 0
> >>        Screen          "Screen1" RightOf
> "Screen0"
> >>        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
> >>        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
> >>        Option          "Xinerama" "On"
> >>EndSection
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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