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On 2016-09-25, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:13:48 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: |
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>> I may try MATE next, but I'm not optimistic. All references I can |
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>> find to multiple screens in the MATE docs are not actually talking |
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>> about multiple X11 screens. They're talking about a single X11 screen |
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>> spread across multiple monitors using twinview or xinerama or xrandr. |
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> I'm curious. What is it you are doing that needs desktops on separate X11 |
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> screens? |
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I do software development that often involves fairly complex test |
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setups where I sometimes need 1 screen for source code, 1 screen for |
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documentation, 1 screen for various simulators or test programs, 1 |
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screen for a web browser connected to the DUT, and another screen for |
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general web-browsing and email handling. |
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And I find it very useful to be able to leave 2 of the screens as-is |
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while I switch the third one to do something else. |
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> The results of your searches and experiments seem to suggest that it |
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> is n unusual configuration |
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It is, though I don't know why -- I find it far more useful than have |
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one giant desktop. |
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> and I'm wondering what particular itch this scratches. |
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It allows me to work efficiently on complex tasks while concurrently |
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responding to emails and handling interruptions. |
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Grant |
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