[Desktop12.04-Topic] Multi-screen setups

[Bryce Harrington]

On Wed, Oct 05, 2011 at 04:54:02AM +0200, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
> One area that really needs extra attention, is multi-screen setups.
> There are currently numerous issues. Some are just plain bugs, whereas
> others need designed solutions. It is currently very inconsistent.
> 
> For instance; the panel is displayed equally on both screens and
> indicators are shown on all screens. Notifications, however, are only
> shown on one screen.The dash, expo and spread views are only shown on
> one screen, but the other screen is also dimmed. The launcher becomes
> very difficult to use with a mouse on mutli-monitor setups since it's
> so very far away. In many cases, it will also appear between two
> monitors, which makes it difficult to show.
> 
> A few questions:
> * Should Unity be mirrored across the monitors?
> * Should expo appear on all monitors, but only show windows for the
> monitor it's displayed on?
> * Should the launcher be displayed on all monitors, and if so, how
> should it be shown with a mouse?
> * Should the dash, expo, spread view, etc, be displayed only on the
> monitor where the mouse pointer is, or a window has focused?
> 
> I'm sure there are many other, valid questions.

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