Dual monitors, Dual users?

[Duane Attaway]

On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, Charles Steinkuehler wrote:

> Anyone know if I can setup a dual-monitor system as two distinct 
> "console" ports?  In other words, with my dual-head graphics card, can I 
> connect 2 KB & 2 Mice, and let two users (myself and my wife) log in at 
> the same time?  The two seperate desktops described above sounds pretty 
> close...

Xinerama is a mode of X for single login, multiple window sharing:

http://staff.pisoftware.com/bmarshal/publications/xinerama.html

But if you want different logins from different input devices for 
different sections of your video card, I would assume your easiest 
configuration would be setting up two X configuration files.  Each user 
would have their own XF86Config file, pointing to that keyboard, mouse, 
and video device.  Since hardware can be treated individually, I see no 
reason why this can't be done.  It would take detailed configuration...

Sounds like fun!

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