Twelve or thirteen years ago, I got my first Mac. Fast forward to today and you’ll find that the Irreal bunker is firmly in the Apple ecosystem. One of the things I don’t miss—at all—is struggling with getting X configured. I’m told by reliable sources that things are much easier now but the horror of X configuration was brought back to me by Tory Anderson’s post on how he added a third monitor to his EXWM configuration.
I love the idea of EXWM and wish it were available for the Mac but for now, I’ll have to look on enviously. Anderson runs EXWM and had it set up for his main monitor and his laptop screen. Then he got another monitor and wanted to add it to his EXWM system. His post is a detailed step-by-step tutorial on how to do that.
If you read his post, you’ll see what I mean about X configuration. He had to do some fiddling with his X configuration to get things running. No doubt I’m just being a sissy and making things seem harder than they are but I’ve grown soft living in the Apple walled garden where none of this is necessary. If you’re looking to add another monitor to your setup, you should take a look at Anderson’s post.