Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Recommend a good replacement for XFCE?

[Alan McKinnon]

On 25/09/2016 16:02, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2016-09-25, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
>> On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:13:48 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote:
>>
>>> I may try MATE next, but I'm not optimistic.  All references I can
>>> find to multiple screens in the MATE docs are not actually talking
>>> about multiple X11 screens.  They're talking about a single X11 screen
>>> spread across multiple monitors using twinview or xinerama or xrandr.
>>
>> I'm curious. What is it you are doing that needs desktops on separate X11
>> screens?
>
> I do software development that often involves fairly complex test
> setups where I sometimes need 1 screen for source code, 1 screen for
> documentation, 1 screen for various simulators or test programs, 1
> screen for a web browser connected to the DUT, and another screen for
> general web-browsing and email handling.
>
> And I find it very useful to be able to leave 2 of the screens as-is
> while I switch the third one to do something else.
>
>> The results of your searches and experiments seem to suggest that it
>> is n unusual configuration
>
> It is, though I don't know why -- I find it far more useful than have
> one giant desktop.
>
>> and I'm wondering what particular itch this scratches.
>
> It allows me to work efficiently on complex tasks while concurrently
> responding to emails and handling interruptions.

I do something with a sort-of similar result. One big desktop across all
screens with at least 6 virtual desktop. Stuff I need always there (like
mail and IM clients) go off to one side on the small monitor, pinned to
all virtual desktops. None of the other real work stuff goes on the
small monitor.

This won't suit Grant though, as he said his nVidia card can't big
desktop across 3 physical 1600 monitors


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Alan McKinnon
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