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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>i3 FAQ - Individual question feed</title><link>https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/</link><description>Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window manager</description><atom:link href="http://faq.i3wm.org/feeds/question/6585/" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright i3, 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:22:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>How to add a monitor to show a fixed workspace, and while switching to this workspace, both outputs show it?</title><link>https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6585/how-to-add-a-monitor-to-show-a-fixed-workspace-and-while-switching-to-this-workspace-both-outputs-show-it/</link><description> For example, I want to use VGA1 to always show workspace 9, but when I switch to workspace 9, I can view it from both LVDS1 and VGA1.

I have read articles in i3 User Guide about multi-monitor. It seems that there are only tips about both outputs displaying the same thing (give a presentation) and different outputs displaying totally different things (extend mode? In this mode, a workspace can't be viewed in both outputs at the same time).</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:15:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6585/how-to-add-a-monitor-to-show-a-fixed-workspace-and-while-switching-to-this-workspace-both-outputs-show-it/</guid></item><item><title>Answer by tigrezno for &lt;p&gt;For example, I want to use VGA1 to always show workspace 9, but when I switch to workspace 9, I can view it from both LVDS1 and VGA1.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have read articles in i3 User Guide about multi-monitor. It seems that there are only tips about both outputs displaying the same thing (give a presentation) and different outputs displaying totally different things (extend mode? In this mode, a workspace can't be viewed in both outputs at the same time).&lt;/p&gt;
 </title><link>https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6585/how-to-add-a-monitor-to-show-a-fixed-workspace-and-while-switching-to-this-workspace-both-outputs-show-it/?answer=6586#post-id-6586</link><description>I think this is not possible since i3 assigns a single tag to each display. I mean, there is no way to assign or view a tag in both displays at the same time (AFAIK)</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:22:45 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6585/how-to-add-a-monitor-to-show-a-fixed-workspace-and-while-switching-to-this-workspace-both-outputs-show-it/?answer=6586#post-id-6586</guid></item></channel></rss>