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archeboom

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Registered: 2022-05-02

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2 monitor, how fix application

Hello people.
system: archlinux
I have 2 monitors (hdmi, dvi(primary)) when I start the application, for example, siphone on the dvi monitor and working on the hdmi monitor, then when I call the application on the monitor where I work (hdmi). How to make the application in its place when the call is not on the working monitor?
The application appears where I work at the moment. How to fix application on a specific monitor??

KBar

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Registered: 2021-11-05

Posts: 689

Re: 2 monitor, how fix application

Hi.

Sorry, I don't use multiple monitors but there is a toggle in the Window Manager Tweaks app called Switch to window's workspace. I know it's about workspaces but it's still worth a try.

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Misko_2083

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Registered: 2015-10-13

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Re: 2 monitor, how fix application

Hello people.
system: archlinux
I have 2 monitors (hdmi, dvi(primary)) when I start the application, for example, siphone on the dvi monitor and working on the hdmi monitor, then when I call the application on the monitor where I work (hdmi). How to make the application in its place when the call is not on the working monitor?
The application appears where I work at the moment. How to fix application on a specific monitor??

I don't have two monitors but I remember the DISPLAY variable is used to set the display for apps on X11.

DISPLAY=:0.0 your_appname

To find out display names type in

xdpyinfo | grep "name of display"

In case you are not starting it from terminal you have to wrap the command like this:

sh -c "DISPLAY=:0.1 your_appname"

Last edited by Misko_2083 (2022-07-14 16:53:11)

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Skaperen

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Registered: 2013-06-15

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Re: 2 monitor, how fix application

i'm going to guess that "sh-c" in the last code box above should be "sh -c".  and maybe ":0.1" should be your name of display as output in the 2nd to last code box above.

Misko_2083

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Re: 2 monitor, how fix application

i'm going to guess that "sh-c" in the last code box above should be "sh -c".  and maybe ":0.1" should be your name of display as output in the 2nd to last code box above.

Correct.

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archeboom

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Registered: 2022-05-02

Posts: 11

Re: 2 monitor, how fix application

Hello people.
system: archlinux
I have 2 monitors (hdmi, dvi(primary)) when I start the application, for example, siphone on the dvi monitor and working on the hdmi monitor, then when I call the application on the monitor where I work (hdmi). How to make the application in its place when the call is not on the working monitor?
The application appears where I work at the moment. How to fix application on a specific monitor??

I don't have two monitors but I remember the DISPLAY variable is used to set the display for apps on X11.

DISPLAY=:0.0 your_appname

To find out display names type in

xdpyinfo | grep "name of display"

In case you are not starting it from terminal you have to wrap the command like this:

sh -c "DISPLAY=:0.1 your_appname"

I find only one monitor:

➜  ~ xdpyinfo | grep "name of display"
name of display:    :0.0

Last edited by archeboom (2022-07-17 12:30:24)