#This is now possible (UPDATE #2)
This is now possible (UPDATE #2)
Cinnamon now has this functionnality. To save you the trouble of reading this long answer, you can directly go to nedim's
Unfortunately Cinnamon does not appear to have this functionality, (yet?). It only shows a panel on your primary monitor. There are several issues on the project's Github page that are requesting it.
Please add your support there, for example this issue: Taskbar on second monitor #130.
UPDATE #1
There has been some interesting developments on that thread.
I wrote a custom extension, I took inspiration from the 2panelsbottom extension on linuxmint.com, I also created 2 custom applets that are essentially copies of the window list applet that comes with cinnamon, only these show only the windows on each monitor, you also need 2 because as far as I know you cannot have 2 of the same applet loaded at any given time.
I will write out some instructions and upload the extension/applets somewhere later tonight.
Which was then followed up by this:
This could be great. Currently using two monitors, have to move the mouse all the way back to the other screen to access the list of windows. Is there a better way?
Along with this suggestion:
have a look at morePanels-Extension http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/extensions/view/30 You can configure top and bottom panel for each monitor separately. with the window-list-multi-monitor applet you can get up to 2 panels per monitor and different window-lists.
Attention: the extension makes heavy use of monkeypatching. Because i have to overwrite a lot of functions. The two panels are hardcoded(!) in the layoutManager, appletManager, the main.js file and so on.
using it at Cinnamon 2.2
Just so it's clear. The 2 extensions referenced are as follows:
Dual Monitor Panels
This extension modifies the "Classic" panels layout on dual monitor systems so that the second panel appears on the secondary monitor.
Use in conjunction with the window-list-multi-monitor applet I also created and you'll have more of the traditional gnome 2 multi monitor experience much of us used to have.
Window List For Multi Monitor
This applet should be used in conjuction with dual-monitor-panels extension I wrote to create more of a gnome 2 experience many of us dual monitor users once enjoyed.
The extension is simply a fork of the stock Window List applet, but you can add 2 instances, and configure them to show only the windows from one monitor.
