Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] Problem using two monitors

[Favux ... <fav...@gm...>]

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Gerco Ballintijn <ge...@ba...> wrote:
> Hi Favux,
>
> My setup is as follows:
> * Debian GNU/Linux squeeze/sid
> * Kernel 2.6.32
> * Wacom driver:
>  - the default  (I think 0.8.8)
>  - 0.10.7  (compiled myself)
> * Wacom Bamboo
> * 1 Videocard: nVidia eForce 9600 GT
> * 2 Monitors
> * xorg.conf:
>  - 2 screens (i.e. no twinview)
>  - 3 x InputDevice (stylus, eraser, pad)
>  - Xinerma on
>  - AutoAddDevices off
>
> I tried several setups both with the cursor locked on a single screen
> and free (combinations of the MMonitor and ScreenNo option). The option
> to keep the cursor in one screen or free works fine.

Hi Gerco,

Good, that should be enough for someone who knows this stuff to help.

> The problem is that the cursor is only visible in the left part of the left
> screen and/or the right part of the right screen. If the cursor is free to
> move between screens, it jumps from the middle of the left screen to the
> middle of the right screen. If the cursor is locked on the left screen, it
> moves from the left to the middle of the screen while moving the stylus from
> left to right on the tablet; if it is locked on the right screen, it moves
> from the middle to the right of the screen while moving the stylus. It is
> this using of the half of the screens that's the problem.
>

I think if you turned off xinerama and used the nVidia control panel
to setup twinview then the xsetwacom commands would give you one
screen or the other.  Why xinerama over twinview?

> Some further Google queries showed postings that indicate that the second
> problem I mentioned apparently has to deal with the a problem in GTK/GDK
> library (not dealing properly with Xinerama).

Another reason to try twinview over xinerama.

Favux