On 09/06/04 17:06 +0200, Andrea Bolognani said ... > On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:01:15 +0530 > Y Giridhar Appaji Nag <app...@debian.org> wrote: > > > However, if I browse workspaces while I am in screen1, the window in screen2 > > that is in focus doesn't appear in the list of windows being shown in > > screen1 > > and viceversa. Browsing via MOD+<Left> / MOD+<Right>. > > I'm really sorry, but I don't understand what you're saying here. Would you > kindly rephrase this part of the bug report?
When I cycle through the workspaces using ws_next or ws_prev on screen1, the workspace on screen2 remains as is. > > Also, if I am in screen1 and I type MOD+<N> to go to the Nth workspace > > (which > > is in screen2), the workspace moves to screen1. This is confusing because > > it > > doesn't give the feeling of leaving windows where they are present > > currently. > > In scrotwm, there is a single set of workspaces shared between all monitors, > and each workspace can be displayed on a single monitor at a time. Indeed. Is it not possible to span one workspace across both the monitors? > So, if you are on 1:3 and 2:2, focusing screen 1, and you move to the 2nd > workspace, the contents of the monitors are swapped, resulting in 1:2 and 2:3. Yes, I understand this. > This is, as far as I can tell, the intended behaviour and, while kinda > confusing, totally consistent. You are right, it is consistent. I think we can leave this bug as a wishlist for an option to span one workspace across multiple monitors. > > (In addition to this the window with focus in the Nth workspace changes). > > I haven't played much with scrotwm on a dual-head setup, so I can't confirm > this, but sounds like a bug. Giridhar -- Y Giridhar Appaji Nag | http://people.debian.org/~appaji/
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