Force programs to run on second monitor

[electroman6913]

I just installed a second monitor and when I try to launch Empathy on the second monitor it opens on the first. Is there a way to force it to open on the second monitor.

[Rubberman]

For GUI programs, it usually depends upon where your mouse pointer happens to be. I have two displays, and my CentOS system (KDE 3.5.4) behaves that way.

[coopstah13]

you should be able to set the display variable to point to the second monitor

how are you launching? via a shortcut or command line?

if it is a shortcut, if you prepend the command with DISPLAY=:1 or whatever the second monitor is set up to be, then it should open there, this assumes you are using separate X servers for each monitor with no xinerama though

[electroman6913]

Im launching from a short cut on the second display but it comes up on the frist display.

how do I set a display variable.

[Rubberman]

Im launching from a short cut on the second display but it comes up on the frist display.

how do I set a display variable.

You can configure multiple displays to appear to the X system as either one display spanning both monitors, or as 2 separate X displays. In that case, one would be :0.0 and the other should be :0.1