Feature changed by: Sławomir Lach (Lachu) Feature #319865, revision 2 Title: Support for independent multi-desktop multi-monitor openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: macias - (truemacias) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: IMHO this feature would not only be useful but would make OS really different than other distros. I am talking about distro, and not this or that Desktop Manager / Window Manager, because I think it would be a killer feature worth switching from the any liked/used DM/WM. Ok, the feature -- ability to setup multiple desktops and "pin" them down to given monitor. For example -- single monitor, I configure 5 desktops. When I switch desktop 1-5, I can see that desktop on my single monitor. No difference here. Two monitors -- let's say I configure 5 desktops again, but I attach 1-3 desktops to first monitor, and 4-5 to the second one. When the OS starts, it selects the first desktops for each monitor (1, and 4), and now when I switch to say, 5 desktop, the first monitor still displays desktop 1, but second one switches to desktop 5 and gets the focus. Say I switch to desktop 2, the second monitor still displays desktop 5, the first monitor switches to desktop 2 and gets the focus. Possible use cases: * "Monitor" Dual setup -- define N desktops, pin desktop N to second monitor, put there all "monitor" apps, like temperature, weather, HDD space, news :-) and so on, while pin 1-(N-1) desktops to first monitor for regular work. You can define only 1-(N-1) shortcuts for desktop switching -- and you would get pretty neat workstation with constant monitoring, without any conflict between apps * "Viewer" dual setup -- pretty much the same as above, but the second monitor serves as viewer for comparison purposes (some drawing, schematics, book is opened all the time) and thanks to separated desktops it will be visible all the time and it will be unaffected by any conflict (you would have to switch to that desktop to alter how it looks) Currently switching desktops is done in sync, so this would be a major step forward for power users (customization of the workstation). + Discussion: + #1: Sławomir Lach (lachu) (2015-11-23 10:00:40) + I'm unsure I was fully understand your idea, but I have got similar. I + have idea to provide more virtual console than standard and also allow + to switch active console on example first virtual terminal by pressing + alt + f1, when first virtual console is active. This key combination + also allows to send selected signals to foreground process group and + show process information for current terminal. That's similar idea? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/319865