[CentOS] X11partioning

Fri Sep 6 20:11:11 UTC 2013
Paul Heinlein <heinlein at madboa.com>

On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Jerry Geis wrote:

> I am searching for a way in X11 to "partition" or "divide" the screen.
> For example the physical size of the screen may be 1920x1080
> but what if I want 3 sections like
>
>      A
> B      C
>
> where A is treated as a screen or division by itself, then B and C 
> the same way. Some subset of the screen. So the application running 
> in space A does not affect the application B or C and vice versa.

If you're willing to change window managers, try xmonad:

   http://xmonad.org

Here's a screenshot that shows a few layouts, the middle one being 
somewhat similar to the one you diagram:

   http://www.haskell.org/wikiupload/a/aa/Screen-triplehead-galois.jpg

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