I have a multi monitor setup (with 4 monitors) and i want to build an app that will span across 3 of them like so: -- all monitors are in extend mode.
It's a web app, so it must be inside a browser window. I don't know how to make a chrome window in this shape. From what i see, a browser window must have a rectangular shape.
I can't modify the design of the app, i tried many layouts.. I don't want to lose functionality... having all this monitors is just bad i can't do what i want with all the space. So the final layout must be something like this red shape you see above..
Instead of having a big fat chrome window that will take all 4 monitors (and also hiding my terminal or some other program - behind it), i think it's a good idea to split my app in multiple smaller chrome windows - based on functionality.
For example:
-- main module - this holds my app -- module 1 -- module 2 -- module 3 -- module 4 .. etcI want them sort of like this: 
- same app, multiple components/modules in multiple chrome windows.
If i arrange them closer together, and hide the window( minimize button, close button etc..), visually i get a very nice app in the shape i want.
Chrome supports this multiple window on the same app behavior.. You can see it in developer console - where you modify something in Style Css panel and the page updates in real time.
Developer Tools somehow communicates with the Page. - maybe it not what i need - but this ideea of modifying something inside app from another completely different window is present. Chrome developer tools is browser based - and also can be opened as a separate window.
Related to this behavior - i found this library, with this demo - which let's you pass information between 2 Chrome windows at the same domain - but it's exactly the same app, same content!Not parts of a bigger app... that's the problem. What I want, is 2 windows with different content - to communicate - like the Developer Tools with the WebPage.
The elm architecture is well suited for communicating changes - but i don't know how can i realize an update across all my windows. If i click something on monitor 1 module 4, i want to see the result in monitor 2 module 2.
Questions:
Is this even possible? At all - not just elm - but in general.. can be done in JavaScript?
Any ideas to adapt it with elm architecture?
given that is possible, but not compatible with elm architecture. If i choose to build completely separate elm apps - for each piece of functionality / for each module - how can i make them communicate with no lag? I can use a server of course, but even a 60-100ms delay is not an option here. Must be as real-time as possible.
I'm in the dark. Any ideas are welcomed:)
