GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 687797
Workspace Preview does not show windows on extra monitor
Last modified: 2012-11-06 19:43:26 UTC
I have gnome-shell running on a desktop with two monitors. Additionally, I have the "workspaces_only_on_primary" option disabled, which gives me full use of both of my monitors for every workspace. When I go into the overview mode to look for a particular window (I use the overview mode for task switching), I am unable to see the windows on the second monitor in the workspace preview. This forces me to flip through each workspace in turn in order to look for the window I am interested in. It may be better to have the workspace preview to "zoom in" to show a preview that includes the windows on all monitors to make finding a particular window easier. Since I have two monitors, and lots of space, it is even okay if the workspace preview grows in size in order to accomodate a preview for the extra screen
This is a known issue, but it's a tricky design question. (In reply to comment #0) > It may be better to have the workspace preview to "zoom in" to show a preview > that includes the windows on all monitors to make finding a particular window > easier. Since I have two monitors, and lots of space, it is even okay if the > workspace preview grows in size in order to accomodate a preview for the extra > screen That would work for two horizontally laid out monitors, yes. It doesn't really work if you add monitors or place them differently (vertically, L-shape). The other option that has been considered is duplicating the workspace switcher on each monitor, but that suggests that workspaces are a per-monitor property rather than spanning the entire screen. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 652580 ***