variable DISPLAY=<IP>:0.0 curiosity

[bborrego]

Hi all!

Since I work on AIX I have one curiosity about the DISPLAY variable.
When I enter on ksh

export DISPLAY=<IP>:0.0

What does the 0.0 appending DISPLAY variable mean? What if I enter export DISPLAY=<IP>:1.1?

It's not really a big problem, I have survived the last year without knowing it. But, does someone know it?

Thanks,

Borja

 

[Morsing]

First number is the display. If you want to start up more than one display simultanously just do:

X -query server1 :0
X -query server2 :1
X -query server3 :2

and then use the display variables on the servers to connect to either of your three displays.

The second number should be a virtual screen number but I've never really seen this in use.
If you have a window manager that supports virtual 'screens' you should be able to start a programme up on a specific screen (at least that's my understanding of it).
I've tried this on FVWM but it didn't work?!?

Cheers Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[bborrego]

Thanks a lot for your answer, Henrik