Am 07.05.2016 um 15:32 schrieb Adam Nielsen: > Hi all, > > I have a 40" 4K monitor which *almost* works as a multi-monitor > replacement, except that it's hard to switch between desktops without > affecting the whole screen. > > What I'd really like is to split the monitor into four quarters, so > that it functions like four 1080p monitors, i.e. Mod4+F2 goes to the > top-right sub-screen, Mod4+F3 goes to the bottom-left, etc.
I don't think awesome can do that currently, sorry. > I don't want to use fake RandR stuff because I still want apps like > mplayer to go full screen on the whole monitor, [...] Uhm, when mplayer wants to go fullscreen, it tells the window manager "please make me fullscreen". So if awesome would see four different screens, that would be exactly the result that you don't want.... Sorry & cheers, Uli -- Bruce Schneier can read and understand Perl programs. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to awesome-unsubscr...@naquadah.org.