GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 170828
Windows cannot be moved between screens
Last modified: 2005-03-18 19:55:34 UTC
Please describe the problem: When you try to move a window to another workspace, the only options are workspaces that exist on the current screen. For those with multiple monitors (not Xinerama), this means that when a program is launched on one screen, there is no way to move its windows to another screen. Steps to reproduce: 1. Right-click on a window title bar. 2. Look for a 'Move to another workspace' option for workspaces on another screen. 3. Find no such option. 4a. Try to find contentment in keeping the window on the screen it was created. OR 4b. Close the application and relaunch it on the other screen. (unsightly but works) Actual results: Expected results: Perhaps the option "Put on another workspace" could include a submenu for each screen that is not the current screen? Does this happen every time? Other information:
what is your X Server setup? Well, it is not Xinerama but is it dual head e.g. one X-Server instance for each screen?
Rob says its nontrivial; marking as a dupe of the other bug we have on this issue. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 133337 ***
Sorry, I'm new to this; somehow I missed the original bug. I have the same non-Xinerama multihead as 133337 specifies and have the same reasons for not using Xinerama. It's not that there is a separate instance of the X server for each screen; the same instance runs both screens. I would like to add said feature myself or at least give it a shot, so I will poke around and see what I can do if no one else is interested in implementing it. Bug 133337 specifies the solution as dragging windows between screens, and that is non-trivial. I wonder if the solution of adding other screens to the 'move to another workspace' menu is non-trivial for the same reason. Perhaps it's something specific to the dragging solution that is difficult.