Julien Danjou • 12/27/2007

EWMH and XRandR

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The article details the author's experience implementing EWMH support in the Awesome window manager, arguing the spec is too restrictive. It highlights conflicts with multi-monitor technologies like XRandR/Xinerama and the inability to manage screens independently or display multiple desktops simultaneously.

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