Re: [dev] [dwm] dual screen issue - windows not starting in current monitor

From: Lee Fallat <ircsurfer33_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:22:30 -0400

Wow, thank you! I will apply this later tonight and get back to you.

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Martti Kühne <mysatyre_AT_gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 07:48:16PM -0400, Lee Fallat wrote:
> > I have been recently using dwm with two screens, and it doesn't allow
> > me to start programs on another screen other than the one that is
> > claimed to be 'primary' (which I specified in nvidia-settings). The
> > 'blue bar' follows what screen my mouse is on, and dmenu starts on the
> > current screen too, but programs spawned with alt+shift+enter or dmenu
> > are spawned in the 'primary window' .
> > Here is the irc log for further details:
> > [1]http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=WV2LqwQp
> > If there are any questions, please ask!
> >
> > References
> >
> > 1. http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=WV2LqwQp
>
> cleaning up my own dwm patches here, I have patched dwm to take the current
> monitor index, because the software does not keep track of these things
> anywhere else.
>
> dmenu patch [1] against current tip 487 -- makes dmenu take a cli argument
> about what screen it is supposed to use. said screen will be inherited by
> the
> started application unless otherwise specified by a rule.
> dwm launcher function [2] against current tip 1599 that passes the current
> monitor accordingly. I hooked it up with a key combo.
>
> patches to your terminal emulator would be possible likewise.
>
> cheers!
> mar77i
>
> [1] http://ix.io/2iR
> [2] http://ix.io/2iS
>
>
Received on Sat Apr 14 2012 - 00:22:30 CEST

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