Re: [dwm] snapping bugs with multiple screens

From: Jeremy O'Brien <obrien654j_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:49:14 -0400

On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 09:57:04PM +0200, Mate Nagy wrote:
> On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 09:06:54PM +0200, Antoni Grzymala wrote:
> > I've found running separate dwm instances on subdisplays entirely
> > sufficient for my multihead needs. I don't even have time and will to
> > try and comprehend all the new DEFGEOM stuff (and neither I see a
> > reason).
> >
> > Hence I vote -1 for all post 1122 releases.
>
> agree completely (not using +1 notation to avoid confusion).
>
> I'm still using two/more instances of 4.7 everywhere. Imho, the only
> clean way of directly supporting multihead would be to put everything
> currently in globals into a struct, and run multiple instances of the WM
> in separate data structures, with a few well-defined crossing points
> (such as: move client to the list of another screen)
>
> Regards,
> Mate
>

And the new changes have prompted me to switch to xmonad. I liked the
old, simpler dwm. But you can't please everybody.

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