Hi all,

i just want to give you a hint of how to set up a second X-Server on linux. I think most of the Linux users here know this. So this is for the people who don´ t know it like me since yesterday.
With another X-Server it is possible to play Nexuiz and to keep an eye on irc, game-browser or internet at the same time.

Start a second X-Server on tty8:

startx -- :1

(you can switch to tty8 by typing ctrl+alt+F8 )


you can also set the windowmanager, which should start:
(in my case:)

startx /usr/X11R6/bin/wmaker -- :1

On SuseLinux 10.0 it works properly. I can´t tell if it works with all distributions the same way.
So try it!

Gut_Eater wrote:you can also set the windowmanager, which should start:
(in my case:)

startx /usr/X11R6/bin/wmaker -- :1

Why use a window manager for the second X server, when you can do "startx ./nexuiz-linux-686-sdl -- :1"?

Why use a window manager for the second X server, when you can do "startx ./nexuiz-linux-686-sdl -- :1"? Wink

Ah, hm, let´s see, Ähh, No
Didn´t thought about that.

Thx

Gut_Eater wrote:i just want to give you a hint of how to set up a second X-Server on linux. I think most of the Linux users here know this. So this is for the people who don´ t know it like me since yesterday.
With another X-Server it is possible to play Nexuiz and to keep an eye on irc, game-browser or internet at the same time.

Nice hint... actually it rather goes

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startx `pwd`/nexuiz-linux-x86_64-glx -- :1

Now the switching goes with Ctrl-Alt-F8 and Ctrl-Alt-F7.

However, I know a faster trick. What you need:

A window manager with virtual desktops than can "remember" windows to be borderless or where it's easy to make it borderless by a short keyboard action (Enlightenment, Fluxbox, Openbox, treewm for example can do that, no idea about KDE since I don't use it).

What you then do: you start Nexuiz, but DISABLE full-screen mode. Instead, you set width and height to your screen dimensions. You will then have a window that's too large because of its borders. Now comes the trick: You put the window on a virtual desktop of its own and make it borderless (don't forget to tell your WM to remember the setting if it can).

To switch to another desktop, you press Shift-Esc Ctrl-Alt-Left (or whatever your WM uses for desktop switching). To switch back, Ctrl-Alt-Right Shift-Esc. Note that window manager control keystrokes only work when the Nexuiz console is activated.

divVerent wrote:To switch to another desktop, you press Shift-Esc Ctrl-Alt-Left (or whatever your WM uses for desktop switching). To switch back, Ctrl-Alt-Right Shift-Esc. Note that window manager control keystrokes only work when the Nexuiz console is activated.

ARGH now THERE was some useful info. god i'm been trying to figure this out for awhile... ofcourse i could have ask in #alientrap.. stupid

@divVerent:

What you then do: you start Nexuiz, but DISABLE full-screen mode. Instead, you set width and height to your screen dimensions. You will then have a window that's too large because of its borders. Now comes the trick: You put the window on a virtual desktop of its own and make it borderless (don't forget to tell your WM to remember the setting if it can).

I tried that nice trick with windowmaker and it worked.
The disadvantage of this solution for me is, that fps of my machine reduce to the half. I usually play with 800x600 and would have to make the window 1280x1024.
On stronger machines your "window-solution" is more conveniant.

Greets.