Re: [MiNT] 4 switchable desktops

[Lonny Pursell <atari@bright.net>]

on 6/25/10 6:33 AM, Lars Schmidbauer wrote:

> Hi,
> just an idea, now that i have CTPCI/Radeon running:
> It's possible to set a virtual screen (4x original) both in videocnf.cpx and
> in fvdi.sys.
> So i would like to have a "switchable 4x Desktop", just like on Ubuntu Linux,
> where desktopmenu,
> Taskbar and deskicons are present on all 4 "virtual" desktops.
> Could this be possible with MiNT in any way?
> 
> Lars

I don't about videocnf.cpx and in fvdi.sys, but a program called "TWSM2.APP"
lets me have virtual screens, sort of like how the mac does it.  May not be
exactly what you want.  From the archive:

die von X oder BeOS bekannten virtuellen Workspaces auch unter GEM;
Tastatur-bedienbar, inkl. Konfigurationsprogramm von A. Clauss,
ab NVDI4 Darstellung des Fensterinhalts, GEMScript, D&D in bel.
Workspaces (Autor: Thomas KÅnneth)


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