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Note: DHA (Direct Hardware Access) is not supported in a window that spans multiple screens. This means, for example, that while graphics is supported to a window spanning two or more screens, accelerated graphics is not. "Spanning," in this context, includes a window that is two or more screens in size, as well as a window that is partially on one screen and partially on another (even though it would fit on a single screen if it were moved).

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SLS can also be enabled via the /etc/X11/X*screens file via the syntax:

SingleLogicalScreen n m /dev/crt0 ... /dev/crtk

where:

n = the number of "rows" in the physical configuration

m = the number of "columns" in the physical configuration, and the product of nXm is less than or equal to four.

For example, to create a logical screen that is one monitor tall by two monitors wide, the following syntax would be used:

SingleLogicalScreen 1 2 /dev/crt0 /dev/crt1

Whereas for a logical screen that is two monitors tall by one monitor wide, the syntax is:

SingleLogicalScreen 2 1 /dev/crt0 /dev/crt1

3D Acceleration and Single Logical Screen

Currently, SLS does not take advantage of 3D acceleration (e.g. CRX-24Z). 3D applications (from any supported HP 3D API) will continue to run with SLS; However, 3D performance with SLS will be much slower than it is without SLS.

HP VUE/CDE and Single Logical Screen

Be sure that HP VUE/CDE has not been modified to take advantage of the Single Logical Screen capability. When presenting information on your display, HP VUE may split a window across physical screens. Examples include:

The login screen.

The Front Panel.

Window move and resize boxes.

The screen lock dialog.

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