From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Geoh6-0006of-NI for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:10:01 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9V85CGO013446; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:05:12 GMT Received: from mail.igoe.me.uk (igoe.me.uk [195.137.39.206]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9V81mtS005570 for ; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:01:48 GMT Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.igoe.me.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id A231A88D70 for ; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:01:47 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.igoe.me.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (igoe.me.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 20764-10 for ; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:01:47 +0000 (GMT) Received: from [192.168.0.249] (unknown [86.111.166.204]) by mail.igoe.me.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id B18198807F for ; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:01:46 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <454702E0.4010802@igoe.me.uk> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:01:36 +0000 From: Tim Igoe User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20061027) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Fake Dual-Head with VNC? References: <8fcf3b560610301511w520ba08eif877d3a59fb10542@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8fcf3b560610301511w520ba08eif877d3a59fb10542@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigB0DBFECA68B58DB9EEE00D28" X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at igoe.me.uk X-Archives-Salt: aa0eedb2-cac1-49c7-b00b-3c08637bb0aa X-Archives-Hash: 02ed93fad1b682e9c301f7fa5bfb3daf This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigB0DBFECA68B58DB9EEE00D28 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tim Garton wrote: > Anybody know if this is possible? I have a single-head graphics card > capable of doing 2048x1536. I want to start X with a virtual desktop > of 2048x768, make my ViewPort be the left half of said desktop, start > x11vnc using the "-clip" option so that it only shows the right half of= > said desktop, and then use an old beater laptop to act as a view-only > VNC client that connects to the x11vnc instance. I think it will work,= > my only question is is there a way to prevent the ViewPort from moving > around in X as you move the mouse? > > Tim=20 It sounds like Synergy would be a better solution to what you are trying to do (http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/). I don't use it myself, but I was looking into it when I've sorted my laptop out, to use it as an extension of my screen. Tim --=20 Tim Igoe http://tim.igoe.me.uk - Personal Site http://tv.igoe.me.uk - UK TV Guide "Computers are like Air-con, open windows and they stop working!" --------------enigB0DBFECA68B58DB9EEE00D28 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFRwLm8n0qP1mU/QsRAgAWAJsHlDD17AMXV7jLs/NmHRqx3fnT9ACffX5W DIW3mhzF0yPzQv/zBJolx/o= =FBmr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigB0DBFECA68B58DB9EEE00D28-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list