Xscreensaver hack: Root window, two heads
by Pastychomper from LinuxQuestions.org on (#54743)
Greetings all
I'm running Fluxbox with an XScreensaver hack as a wallpaper. Recently I added a second monitor, and now whichever hack I'm running gets stretched across both monitors. For some hacks that's OK, but for most it makes them look crummy.
When Xscreensaver activates (as an actual screensaver), it treats the two monitors separately and puts a separate (and different) hack in each one. A quick search tells me that was a deliberate choice since JWZ rightly believes it looks better that way. Is there a not-too-hard way to get an individual hack to behave in the same way when I start it on its own with the -root extension?
I'm running Fluxbox with an XScreensaver hack as a wallpaper. Recently I added a second monitor, and now whichever hack I'm running gets stretched across both monitors. For some hacks that's OK, but for most it makes them look crummy.
When Xscreensaver activates (as an actual screensaver), it treats the two monitors separately and puts a separate (and different) hack in each one. A quick search tells me that was a deliberate choice since JWZ rightly believes it looks better that way. Is there a not-too-hard way to get an individual hack to behave in the same way when I start it on its own with the -root extension?