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Re: improving multi-monitor support in x11/carbon
From: |
Yuri D'Elia |
Subject: |
Re: improving multi-monitor support in x11/carbon |
Date: |
Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:00:49 +0100 |
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In article <address@hidden>,
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> wrote:
> I fully agree with Yamamoto Mitsuharu here: a clear designed api is
> needed:
>
> - there may be more than a single monitor
> - placement and size may not be linear or constant
> - the origin can be anywhere, not simply at +0+0
> - viewable area may not be the the whole screen:
> - on mac there is a menu bar on the main monitor only
> - on windows there's the start panel, which may or may not occupy space
>
> It sounds like a good idea. Would you like to implement it?
I don't think I will have enough time in the next months to implement it
in a proper way. I would prefer for someone else to step in.
I may give a shot for fixing the actual behavior on carbon however, if
the proposal I suggested would be accepted.