Xinerama
E284585
Xinerama is an X Window System extension that enables multi-monitor support by combining multiple physical displays into a single large virtual screen.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xinerama canonical | 3 |
| TwinView | 1 |
| Xinerama multi-monitor extension | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X Window System extension
ⓘ
software technology ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
Xinerama
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Xinerama multi-monitor extension
|
| combines | multiple physical displays ⓘ |
| configurationMethod | X server configuration file ⓘ |
| designedFor |
systems with multiple monitors
ⓘ
workstations with multiple graphics cards ⓘ |
| enables | multi-monitor support ⓘ |
| goal | seamless multi-monitor desktop experience ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
awareness of monitor geometries
ⓘ
multi-head configuration support ⓘ single logical screen coordinate space ⓘ |
| hasLimitation |
limited dynamic reconfiguration
ⓘ
no per-monitor X screen separation ⓘ some applications not Xinerama-aware ⓘ |
| influenced | later multi-monitor handling in X.Org ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oftenSupersededBy |
RANDR
ⓘ
surface form:
RandR 1.2 and later
|
| operatesOn |
X11
ⓘ
surface form:
X Window System
|
| partOf |
X.Org Server
ⓘ
XFree86 ⓘ |
| provides | single large virtual screen ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Multi-head display
ⓘ
RANDR ⓘ
surface form:
RandR
Xinerama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
TwinView
|
| status | legacy multi-monitor solution ⓘ |
| supports |
spanning windows across monitors
ⓘ
treating multiple monitors as one desktop ⓘ |
| targetEnvironment |
BSD operating systems
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ UNIX workstations ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ |
| usedWith |
desktop environments
ⓘ
window managers ⓘ |
| uses | X11 protocol extension ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Xinerama multi-monitor extension