[xmonad] Smarter multi-screen layouts (ab)using XRandR

[Ivan Lazar Miljenovic]

Joachim Breitner <mail at joachim-breitner.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I always found it irritating how xmonad behaves with more than one
> screen, especially how workspace switching on one screen is “non local”,
> i.e. affects other screens. to clarify with two screens:
>
>  A  B
> [3][1] (focus on B)
> Press NextWorkspace
> [3][2] (focus on B)
> Press NextWorkspace
> [2][3] (focus on B)

Well, if you use greedyView for workspace switching, you'll instead be
left with "[3][2] (focus on A)", if you prefer this kind of setup.

> And it is not only about intuitiveness, but also very useful. When
> holding presentations, I tend to use a tool like pdf_presenter_console
> and therefore, my laptop screen (A) and the projector screen (B) display
> different workspaces. But when I then want to demonstrate something
> live, I’d like to have the same workspace on both.

I have never heard of pdf_presenter_console before; I take it this is
it? http://westhoffswelt.de/projects/pdf_presenter_console.html ?

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