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RE: XWin Won't Run Without -screen Option
- To: "'cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: RE: XWin Won't Run Without -screen Option
- From: Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 10:16:59 -0400
Did I not say OR :0? I think I did as I read in my mail.
Suhaib
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Staf Verhaegen [mailto:staf.verhaegen@imec.be]
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:05 AM
> To: 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
> Subject: Re: XWin Won't Run Without -screen Option
>
>
> Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
> >
> > of course no Xserver will run if you do not specifiy the screen you
> > must use -screen 0r :0 option. Plese read more about X first
>
> This is definately not for all Xserver. For example on linux
> the resolution is given in the XF86Config and you can start
> an Xserver with display :1 just with the command 'X :1'. If
> several resolutions are given it even possible to switch
> between the different resolutions with Ctrl_Alt_+ and
> Ctrl_Alt_-. The dimension of root stays the always the same.
>
> greets,
> Staf.
>
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