Re: Display option in multiscreen

[jacob berkman <jacob ximian com>]

On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 14:07, Erwann Chenede wrote:
> >
> >the point was machine_name and num_Xserver can be different between
> >sessions - if gtk knew about just the screen it could try the screen it
> >was given, and possibly fallback to screen  if there isn't that screen
> >available?
> 
> Understood, But I think it is more the session manager's job to create
> the right display+screen combination while trying to restart apps
> and if the screen is not available then discard the app altogether.

how would it know what to do for non-X aware but session managed apps?

what does it do for apps which are connected to multiple displays /
screens?

the only way for apps to do the right thing here is for the apps to be
controlling where they go, and not the session manager.

unless i am wrong, of course.

jacob
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