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 -- 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/20200515192037.GB1915115%40cisco.
