[wplug] Dual Monitor (Maximizing across two monitors)

[Eric Cooper]

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 05:41:42PM -0400, Matthew Beckler wrote:
> Greg Akins wrote:
> > I'm using Ubuntu 10.4 and it seems that Gnome doesn't like to maximize
> > windows across multiple monitors.

> I currently have a newish Ubuntu with a dual-headed ATI card using the
> proprietary fglrx driver, with two 19" DVI displays.
> 
> When I click the maximize button, the window fills one of the monitors.
> If I "un-maximize" the window, I can then drag to extend it across both
> monitors if I like.

I see the same behavior with a dual-headed nvidia card.  If you don't
want to resize your windows by hand, check out the devilspie package,
which lets you set up rules that are applied automatically when
windows are created.

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