On Friday, 15 May 2020 21:20:47 UTC+2, Tycho Andersen wrote: > > On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 10:58:33AM -0700, tcld wrote: > > 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. > > Have you tried floating it across both screens? > > Tycho >
Manually, yes. I have not tried automating it yet, though, so I'll do that next. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qtile-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/81d2c23a-1cf8-417d-84b6-54d518d678d3%40googlegroups.com.
