On 2016-09-25, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.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. -- Grant
