[openbeos] Re: OBOS Poll: Multiple Monitor Support
- From: "Rob Tijssen" <rob.tijssen@xxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:01:41 +0100
Multiuser support and multiple monitor/keyboard/mouse support:
everyone gets his own userspace on the desktop with its own
deskbar????????????
just an idea :^)
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donovan Schulteis" <deej@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 12:24 AM
Subject: [openbeos] Re: OBOS Poll: Multiple Monitor Support
> > If you only going to support one of those
> > modes, make it so every monitor have it's
> > own workspace and make sure that there is
> > NO such thing as a hardcoded default monitor.
> [...]
>
> On a somewhat related note that I just thought of... don't know what
> the technical possibilities of this are, but herewego...
>
> Make desktop icons attach to a particular workspace. It would look/be
> rather redundant to have 4 monitors with 4 different workspaces and 4
> different backgrounds running 4 different applications, all with the
> same icons on the desktop. If it was possible, only show the volume
> icons (drives, home, etc) in workspace 1 (default at boot as of R5),
> but have any icon you drag onto the desktop attach itself to only that
> workspace it is dropped in.
>
> I suppose an option would be best (drop it and answer a "This Workspace
> or All Workspaces" dialog). If that is also possible, then Drives and
> other workspace1 icons should also have that choice.
>
> Not to make things even more complicated. :P Sorry for the extra
> post. :)
>
> Deej
>
>
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