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.

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