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really? You can't open 2 browser windows and put them in different desktops?
by randx838 11y ago
really? You can't open 2 browser windows and put them in different desktops?
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- luisrudge 11y agoyes you can. Maybe he/she is talking about the same window instance?
- Mithaldu 11y agoYes. That.
- prodmerc 11y agoTry Dexpot - still the best virtual desktop manager for Windows :-)
- veidr 11y agoWow, that makes it "useless"?? Sounds like a very esoteric and unusual working style to me.
- 0942v8653 11y agoI agree. i3 does not really have that capability and lots of people (myself included) are very happy with it.
- mreiland 11y agoi3 is what I run in linux, and the user flow for it vs 'virtual desktops' in a more conventional desktop are too different to compare like that.
- Mithaldu 11y agoSome window managers on linux describe this as "sticky windows". If someone has programs open for multiple different tasks, and also runs a [ chat program/music player/calendar/email watcher/network monitor/temperature monitor/generic note-taking program/etc.etc.etc. ] on a second monitor (or if one's monitor is big enough, on some empty space there), then there is no reason whatsoever to use virtual desktops right now. This is due to the inability to keep watch on any of these "global state" programs without switching between desktops, since the user now is forced to actively switch to look at them, instead of just being able to look to the left. Is that still esoteric and unusual to you?
- randx838 11y agoI don't know win 10, I use xmonad. There, virtual desktops are 1 per monitor by default. It sounds like what you are saying is that windows virtual desktops span all of your monitors. Is that right? If so, I agree that is lame.
- Mithaldu 11y agoThanks for asking that, the confusion people had with my complaint makes sense now. Yes, Windows 10 virtual desktops spans all screens attached. You can't just switch per-screen; and there are no sticky windows. (Although windows that do not have taskbar entries do stick around, like rainlendar, or dumeter.)
- veidr 11y agoOK, I get it. I misunderstood what you were complaining about.
- JustSomeNobody 11y agoI won't insult you by asking "Why would you ever want that?", because we all have our reasons. But, you have to realize, most people don't do this. So, useless to you is still pretty useful for most people.