On 22/08/15 at 23:44, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Andreas Herz <a...@geekosphere.org> wrote: > > FYI: > > > > i just had to put > > > >> workspace "3: multimedia" output DP-1 > > > > into my config, so the workspace is moved to that output when it's back. > > That sounds like a good solution to me. >
And is perfectly fine with me :) > > > > On 17/08/15 at 09:47, Andreas Herz wrote: > >> With 4.10.3 this fix was introduced: > >> > >> https://github.com/i3/i3/commit/14e95e765eeb1fd103ee8821656b43bf69c5519d > >> > >> This makes total sense, but in some cases it might be annoying. > >> I have a setup with 3 LCDs (all the same HP ZR24w) connected to an > >> nvidia gpu. 2 LCDs are connected via DVI and the 3rd one is connected > >> via DP. > >> I let my workstation run 24/7 so i just turn the screens on/off. While > >> the 2 LCDs on DVI are staying "connected" in the xrandr output when > >> turned off, the LCD on DP is "disconnected" (althought still physical > >> attached). So the workspaces from the 3rd LCD (DP) are moved to the > >> other ones, so i have to move them back to the 3rd LCD everytime i get > >> back home and turn the LCDs on again. > >> > >> So it might be an idea to add an option to disable this feature. > > I’m not convinced i3 is the right layer to introduce options for this. > > It sounds to me like your graphics driver incorrectly detects a > display as disconnected when you are using DisplayPort and the display > is turned off. Consider filing a bug against your graphics driver :). Since there is a workaround i agree that it's nothing i3 should do. Was just luck that it didn't occur earlier. -- Andreas Herz
