[SOLVED] xinerama+skype+???

frieza · 03-31-2010, 04:00 PM

interesting problem started happening to me recently
i decided to play around with my dual head setup in xinerama mode and then switched back to separate desktops, now for some reason skype will not launch unless i'm in xinerama mode
i am using an nvidia 8500 with the proprietary nvidia drivers

adamk75 · 04-01-2010, 06:40 PM

Are you going to make us guess if skype gives you an error? Either it does, you should let us know what the error it, or it doesn't and you should let us know that it doesn't :-)

Adam

frieza · 04-01-2010, 07:02 PM

oh sorry, no error messages just no window appears on screen or perhaps past edge of screen somewhere
i'm using windowmaker btw

adamk75 · 04-01-2010, 07:11 PM

So when you run 'skype' from a terminal, it immediately returns you to a prompt, but never starts skype and never shows an error?

Adam

frieza · 04-01-2010, 07:13 PM

minus the return to prompt part

adamk75 · 04-01-2010, 07:23 PM

If you hit the middle mouse button on your desktop to bring up the list of all active windows, does skype get listed?

Adam

frieza · 04-01-2010, 07:37 PM

yes thanks that worked

adamk75 · 04-02-2010, 06:41 AM

Did skype appear once you selected it?

Adam