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I need to install a new Linux/Gnu OS soon. The present one, Linux Mint (Mate) Debian edition no longer fills my needs. I run 4 screens with 3 X sessions. Mate worked great for this, then an update broke it to one screen. I tried Cinnamon but it won't even start on multiple X sessions. XFCE works but with some serious drawbacks although that may be caused by my current system. Enlightenment actually worked well until it started crashing and I had to restore the settings file. When it finally crashed so nothing got it to run again I gave up on it.
I need a OS with multimedia support, the ability to install programs that may not be in the repositories ( Mythtv ), and multi X screen support. I am also looking for a file manager that has something like Gnome scripts. I have fair command line skills. I presently have Nvidia cards but I will go shopping if I have to. I might try Xinerama but I usually watch one screen while switching the other 2's desktops. Also not having a menu on all screens would be a pain.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 26 2019, @09:15AM
I currently have 3 monitors and usually a window opens on the wrong one only if my pointer is on the wrong monitor when the window is created (and there aren't any rules for it to go to a specific output or workspace).
Except Cura which, after being open for a while, will open its menu at 0+0 on another monitor to the main window until the window is floated and then unfloated, where it will work normally for another 24 hours or so..
I even used to have 5 monitors with minimal "wrong monitor" issues. Perhaps the key here is the window manager, which has been i3 for both situations for me.
Also, any reason you weren't turning off the projector output in xrandr while the projector was off?