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 -- Paul Heinlein heinlein at madboa.com 45°38' N, 122°6' W