I regularly use xfreerdp to connect to a different machine, and while I am
doing that it is very beneficial to have the xfreerdp-window span multiple
screens.
Should there already be any way to accomplish something like this, please
let me know.
I have tried the following two things so far, the third point is just a
theory I don't know how to realize yet:
1. Write a custom layout that steals screen space in its
configure-method.
Flaws:
- Sometimes my screen locks and afterwards I can still see the
lockscreen as background on one monitor.
- Other times one application gets in front of the stolen screen
space and it can be difficult to get the multi-monitor window to the top
again.
- Sometimes the bars of the actual screens sit on top of my
mega-window, even though the layout should draw on top of them.
2. Use the fake_screens variable instead of screens; create one
fake-screen for every screen plus an actual fake-screen spanning all
monitors.
Flaws:
- Very confusing to use.
- I can't click on the bars of the true screens anymore, I guess the
fake-screen is opaque to clicks, even when empty.
3. Create a custom type of group of which there can only be one
instance. The group can be active on multiple screens (if it isn't, part of
the multiscreen-image is covered), but it doesn't have to be.
One more thing: I also want to have the standard screens, since the machine
is not exclusively used for RDP-connections. :)
This is kind of the opposite of what a tiling WM should accomplish, I
guess. But it is nevertheless something I would like to get out of Qtile. I
would very much appreciate ideas of how to tackle this - or a clear
statement that it isn't possible without breaking a leg and an arm.
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