Subject: Re: [Witch Talk] Add more functionality for multiple displays (show display, filter by display)?

From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:59:30 -0800

On Nov 8, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Mike Fogel wrote:

> +1 for multi-display support. I'd include in here that it'd be great if the witch switcher could show up on all my displays at once, rather than just the primary.

There are some issues with that, because we need to calculate the panel's appearance separately for each display (based on resolution). They wouldn't necessarily appear at the same time, which would be visually distracting (even if it's just a fraction of a second difference). 

I have multiple displays, and for me, the best solution is to show the window list on the display where the mouse is currently located:

99% of the time, the mouse is where my eyes are, so this works well for me. It may not work perfectly for everyone, but it may be the best we can do in terms of multiple display support.

regards,
-rob.

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From: Mike Fogel <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 13:15:34 -0800 (PST)

+1 for multi-display support. I'd include in here that it'd be great if the 
witch switcher could show up on all my displays at once, rather than just 
the primary.

On Monday, October 22, 2012 4:18:55 PM UTC-7, David Rees wrote:
> Cool, thanks.

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From: David Rees <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:18:53 -0400

Cool, thanks.

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:42:58 -0700

On Oct 22, 2012, at 9:45 AM, David Rees wrote:

> One simple idea would be to show what display a window is on - in the text or maybe the thumbnail (simply numbering from upper left to bottom right). Perhaps only showing it for windows other than the current display.
> 
> Related would be grouping by display like you can group by application.
> 
> And I would love to have a separate Cycle Windows shortcut for just the windows on the current display (like we can narrow by App).

There hasn't been such a request before, but (as a three-display user myself) it's an interesting one -- I'll add it to the of features we're contemplating for Witch 4.

regards,
-rob.

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From: David Rees <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:45:22 -0700 (PDT)

What to folks think about adding more functionality for witch around 
multiple displays?

One simple idea would be to show what display a window is on - in the text 
or maybe the thumbnail (simply numbering from upper left to bottom right). 
Perhaps only showing it for windows other than the current display.

And I would love to have a separate Cycle Windows shortcut for just the 
windows on the current display (like we can narrow by App).

Thanks,
dave