FreeLists / haiku-appserver / [haiku-appserver] Re: Dual-display

[Adi Oanca <adioanca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Mikael Jansson (mailing lists) wrote:
> Hello again,
> 
> Is multi-display something you've considered?

        Yes. We even done better - we've thought about multiple input methods. 
For example, if you have 2 monitors, 2 keyboards and 2 mices you can 
have a second person working beside you on the same computer. ;-)

        BTW, DW, ever since I began working on the new window management system 
I wanted to say to you, we(think that was me :-D) have not chosen the 
right place for input methods in Desktop class. They should be moved to 
RootLayer for the same reason as above - multiple input methods - 
multiple RootLayers.

> What I'm thinking of in a multi-display setup like this:
> 
> A Display is a set of monitors arranged physically in a MxN layout 
> without holes, where M, N >= 1.  Displays maps to workspaces 1:1.  One 
> can have >= 1 Displays connected to the computer. A workspace cannot be 
> displayed at the same time on > 1 Display.

        We call that: RootLayer. :-)

> Usage scenario:
> Three monitors available, M1, M2, M3.  M1 and M2 forms a wide monitor, 
> called D1 (Display 1). M3 is D2.  I use D2 mainly on workspaces 1 
> through 4, which is where I keep mail, web and IRC.  D1 is for 
> development, where I need to see output, debugger, documentation and 
> the actual code at the same time. I usually use it with workspaces 5 
> through 8.  If I happen to activate workspaces 5 through 8 on D2 (low-
> res), I'll have a large virtual desktop I can use the mouse to pan in. 
> On the other hand, if I use D1 on workspaces 1 through 4, only one of 
> the monitors will be active (at least that's the naive solution.)
> 
> Is this what you guys had in mind, as well?

        Yes, this has been disscussed also on GE Talk:
http://www.bug-br.org.br/pipermail/glasselevator-talk/2003-November/thread.html
        "Multiple Monitors"

        You have long read, but in the and, as I remember, is has been decided 
we should give user more choices. (mapping workspaces to Screens, etc)

> Moreover, is there a design document of the app_server I can read so I 
> don't have to send annoying messages to the list whenever I want to 
> know something, or am I forced to get an understanding of the 
> app_server sauce?

        http://www.haiku-os.org/learn.php?mode=nsl_view&id=51#182

> Thanks in advance,

        Anytime.