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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-27220

X11: Qt doesn't obey the DISPLAY variable

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • P3: Somewhat important
    • 5.1.0
    • 5.0.0
    • GUI: Window management
    • 3fdc4ae0ed156851c99dee4b52340cfbc0f9aaf7

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      If you have two screens configured in such a way that they are not one large virtual desktop, e.g. you cannot move windows between them, then for most X applications you can choose which screen to start the app by setting the DISPLAY variable, e.g. open up a terminal on the first display and then start something else on the second display:

      DISPLAY=:0.1 xterm

      If you do that with a Qt 5 app, it will start up on the first display anyway.

      I didn't figure out why yet; when XOpenDisplay is called, the Display object does have the display name as given.

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            srutledg Shawn Rutledge
            srutledg Shawn Rutledge
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