On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 03:09:23PM +0100, Neil Bothwick 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.
I got used to that type of workflow with dwm, and I'm now spoiled; like the OP, I find it terribly inconvenient to change all monitors when I only want to change one.
