[Xmonad] Re: Switch screens less often?

[Kai Grossjohann]

Kai Grossjohann <kai.grossjohann at verizonbusiness.com> writes:

> * Currently, Mod-1 and friends may switch screens if that workspace is
>   already visible on another screen.
>
>   I would like to make them beep instead, and not change workspaces.

I've thought about this, and perhaps another useful idea is for a
workspace to have a "preferred" screen.  For example, for me workspace
1 contains the web browser and OpenOffice, and I would like these
programs to display on the laptop's internal display.

So hitting Mod-1 should first go to the laptop screen, then display
workspace 1 there.

Of course, there should be a way to override this, so that any
workspace can be displayed on any screen!  Perhaps a "move this
workspace to the next screen" command, or "display workspace N on the
current screen".

Then comes the question how to specify which screen is the preferred
one for any given workspace.  Perhaps the preferred screen could be
the screen that last displayed the workspace.

I realize that this sounds complex.  I'm not sure how it would pan out
in actual use.  I imagine, though, that it would match my working
habits quite nicely.

Does it match your working habits, too?  In other words, do you have
workspaces that sometimes display on one screen, sometimes on another,
or do you tend to display the same workspace always on the same
screen?

Kai