> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Carsten Haitzler > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:12 PM > To: Dustin Jenkins > Cc: enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [e-users] E17 Dual Head (In the future.) > > On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:39:05 -0700 Dustin Jenkins > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > babbled: > > > Hello all. I've been using E16 for the past year and > really like it, > > and use E17 off and on (E17 is down right sexy). I've Googled and > > scanned the archives and can't get a concrete answer. I > like how E16 > > does Virtual Desktops on my dual head system (3200x1200) in > that both > > monitors display a single Virtual Desktop, but E17 does it > differently. > > It looks like E17 treats both monitors as having their own set of > > Virtual Desktops, but I'm not totally sure as flipping > around desktops > > with Shift+Alt gave different results. Will E17 have > support for the > > way E16 does Virtual Desktops on Dual Head systems one day? > Is Dual > > Head support still considered buggy? > > xinerama (multiple zones) support is stable and working fine > - i have been testing it on a daily basis now for a while (ie > using it all day). multihead (ie 2 separate x roots) i can't > comment on atm as i haven't tested this for ages. > > as for how e does multiple heads - the vast majority of users > prefer the way it splits the heads up so each has its own set > of virtual desktops. the only sane way to accomodate bother > mechanisms is add a "sync" option where the virtual desktop > changes of any 1 zone or container (screen) are mirrored on all others > - this will get you as close to what you want as possible > without major headaches code/design-wise. (ie flip desktosp > on 1 screen - the other screen flips too, but there are still > 2 sets of virtual desktops). > > patches of course accepted - as this seems to be desired by > only a small set of people - not the majority, and most > people used to the "old way" once they try the new one > convert and begin to like it much more... i see not a lot of > point investing much effort into this... :) >
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