On 2015-09-18, J. Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> wrote: >>> echo $DISPLAY returns the same on both desktops. >> >> That is a single X11 screen spread across two physical monitors. It >> will not exhibit the gtk-3 selection bug. >> >> Are you sure you have two desktops and it's not just a single desktop >> that is spread across two monitors? Can you drag a window from one >> monitor to the other? If you can, then it's a single desktop. > > Yes, I can. > When I maximize a window, it's only on 1 screen. > > This is how it seems "right" to me.
Then by all means continue to use it that way. That's how most people seem to like it. > Why would I want it to be different? Eg. windows can't be moved > between screens? I don't see the point of having more than 1 screen > in that case. I like having separate screens because the window manager I use (xfwm4) supports multiple virtual workspaces for each screen (4 per screen by default). I find it very useful to be able to flip one screen to a different workspace while leaving the others unaffected. That allows me, for example, to leave email and web-browser up on one screen while switching the other two back and forth between multiple tasks/projects. (I am rarely allowed to work uninterrupted for long periods on a single task.) Not being able to move windows between screens is an inconvenience, but for me it's well worth it to get independently switchable virtual workspaces on each screen. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Pardon me, but do you at know what it means to be gmail.com TRULY ONE with your BOOTH!