[Desktop12.04-Topic] Multi-screen setups

[Didier Roche]

Le 05/10/2011 17:00, Dereck Wonnacott a écrit :
> I use a laptop with an external monitor on a daily basis, I've 
> upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 in hope of finding better multi-screen 
> support but was quite disappointed.
>
> My laptop has an Nvidia card and I was not able to activate my 
> external monitor with unity 3D. [BUG 864784]  HOWEVER, Unity 2D is 
> surprisingly pleasant! I don't feel like I'm using second class 
> software in the slightest. In fact, I rarely notice that I am using 
> unity 2D. It's terrific, thank you guys!
>
> I miss the window snap function on the shared edge of the screens. 
> Snap only seems to work on the far edges of the workspace.
>
> I would REALLY like display hot-plugging to turn on my external 
> monitor when it's plugged in, but I've adjusted to using the 
> nvidia-settings tool every time I boot my laptop.
>
>
> As for the questions posed by Bryce, here's my two cents as a user:
>
> > * Should Unity be mirrored across the monitors?
> I'd be much happier if unity reflected the application use on that screen.
>
> > * Should expo appear on all monitors, but only show windows for the
> > monitor it's displayed on?
> yes!
>
> > * Should the launcher be displayed on all monitors, and if so, how
> > should it be shown with a mouse?
> Perhaps as the mouse approaches the top left corner of the screen, it 
> could slide out much like how the the window snap works.
>
> > * Should the dash, expo, spread view, etc, be displayed only on the
> > monitor where the mouse pointer is, or a window has focused?
> I think it makes the most sense to follow the mouse, rather than 
> mirroring on both screens.

I know that design worked on that the past 3 weeks to look at the 
multimonitor cases in Unity and it's a target for Oneiric. So yeah, will 
likely to be discussed at UDS (you can also suggest your ideas on the 
ayatana mailing list (see http://unity.ubuntu.com/getinvolved/) to reach 
them.

Didier
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