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passingthru67 / workspaces-to-dock

A gnome shell extension that transforms the workspaces into an intellihide dock
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/427/workspaces-to-dock/
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Dual Screen dock #118

Open R7914T opened 7 years ago

R7914T commented 7 years ago

Linux Distribution version

Gnome 16.04

Gnome Shell version

Extension version or branch

Description of the problem

I have 2 monitors. Each has a different workspace. WTD works well on my primary monitor and shows all the workspaces that relate to that monitor together with icons for the apps running in them (this is very important to me because I can not usually read the content of a window as the writing is too small). WTD does not show any of the workspaces on the second monitor, which also has a number of different workspaces. Is there a method to get all workspaces shown via WTD?

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passingthru67 commented 7 years ago

Since workspaces-to-dock was originally designed to move Gnome's workspaces into a dock, it only shows the workspaces of the primary dock (just like Gnome). But, the fact is, workspaces can span multiple monitors depending on your Gnome Tweak settings. You can move a window into another monitor area but still be in the same workspace. It would be nice to see the workspace area on the other monitor.

BTW, your request is actually a duplicate of Issue #14 and #87. It's been a feature request that I've finally started work on. I've had it on the back burner because it's just a little complicated to achieve. Hopefully we'll have this option in the near future.

passingthru67 commented 7 years ago

Another option that may be possible in the future is having the dock placed on multiple monitors (similar to dash-to-dock). I'd prefer just having one dock on the main monitor that shows the other static/dynamic workspaces on secondary monitors. But, it's not out of the question.