On 2016-09-25, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 14:02:18 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: > >> > 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. > > I hadn't really thought of it like that, but being able to switch virtual > desktops separately on each monitor sounds like a really useful feature.
It is. Once you get used to being able to do that, it's hard to give it up. -- Grant
