Re: Emacs Spanning Dual Monitors

[Kevin Rodgers]

Lex Fridman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Ubuntu (Gnome). Also I'm using the word "frame" to denote an
> instance of an emacs program and "window" as sub-divisions of that frame. I
> believe this is the standard language that people use for Emacs.

Actually, an Emacs frame corresponds to a display system window -- a
single emacs OS process can display multiple frames.

> Is it possible to span one emacs frame across dual monitors such that if I
> were to split the frame into two windows, the right border of the left
> window will "snap" to the right edge of the left monitor. In other words, is
> it possible to tile windows in emacs across two monitors, such that each of
> the two windows fits exactly to its respective monitor.
>
> I can do this manually by simply stretching the Emacs frame across the two
> monitors and then adjusting the window separator to fall exactly between the
> two monitors, however, this kind of "manual" solution is not what Emacs
> customization is all about! Any ideas?

Would 2 frames (instead of 2 windows in a single frame) also satisfy
your needs?

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA