[openbox] Openbox 3.4.4 with X.org: can no longer detect monitor edges?

Dana Jansens danakj at orodu.net
Tue Nov 13 18:32:28 EST 2007


On 11/13/07, Brian de Alwis <bsd at cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
> I just finished rebuilding my system using the X.org libraries.
> And openbox (3.4.4) no longer recognizes my monitor edges resizing
> or movement commands on my dual-head setup.
>
> If I recompile openbox to use the older XFree86 libraries, openbox
> is suddenly able to find the edges again.
>
> Interestingly enough, I also use workrave which has the exact
> opposite behaviour: it *can* now detect multiple edges with the
> X.org libraries, whereas it *couldn't* detect the monitor edges
> when compiled using the XFree86 libraries.
>
> Does this ring any bells for anybody?

Maybe you don't have xinerama support with your X.org libraries
installed, but you do for you XFree86 ones?



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