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ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

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Window manager that allows independent virtual desktops?

I've used compiz for ages, currently with pytyle, on a two-monitor system. One thing that's been bugging me recently as I increase the number of apps used at any one time is that both monitors are looking at the same virtual desktop.

For example I may have desktop A till D. Aleft holds Firefox, Aright holds pidgin, Bleft holds Evolution, Bright holds gvim, and so on and so forth. The thing is, for me to view both Firefox and gVim at the same time I'd have to move Firefox to Bleft (or gvim to Aright).

Is there any Xinerama-capable window manager out there which would allow me to decouple Aleft and Aright? So the net effect would be I have A-D on the left side, E-H on the right side, and I can be working with/viewing any of them at any one time.

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litemotiv

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Registered: 2008-08-01

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Re: Window manager that allows independent virtual desktops?

Is there any Xinerama-capable window manager out there which would allow me to decouple Aleft and Aright? So the net effect would be I have A-D on the left side, E-H on the right side, and I can be working with/viewing any of them at any one time.

Yes, most of them do that. You can try any tiler.

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ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 7,356

Re: Window manager that allows independent virtual desktops?

Is there any Xinerama-capable window manager out there which would allow me to decouple Aleft and Aright? So the net effect would be I have A-D on the left side, E-H on the right side, and I can be working with/viewing any of them at any one time.

Yes, most of them do that. You can try any tiler.

I wasn't aware that tilers did that, based on reading the websites/wikis of most of them over one time or another. I will have to look into that, thanks litemotiv.

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shwick

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Registered: 2010-09-16

Posts: 31

Re: Window manager that allows independent virtual desktops?

I'm pretty sure e17 does this by default

nocain

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From: nowheresvill california

Registered: 2003-05-31

Posts: 62

Re: Window manager that allows independent virtual desktops?

I'm pretty sure e17 does this by default

Yes this is the default for e17 but I don't know about anyone else but for me the e17 packages in the repo currently don't work I had to revert back the packages after the last update to get it back up and running. another poster sounds to be having the same issue as me.