"we'd need to figure out the overview (only include the activities button on the primary monitor? or allow an overview on any monitor?)"
That's a good point and really should already be supported, I noticed you currently can't see what are on the other monitors in overview mode either. Some of this could hidden behind gnome-tweak-tool if it is deemed too complicated for regular users, as is done for some of the options already.
"get API to control the brightness of a particular monitor (rather than the built-in one)"
I'm not sure how monitors other than the ones I have access to work but usually only eDP monitors can control brightness via software, right? I know it doesn't appear to be adjustable via software on my current HDMI LCDs. If newer additional screens (eg hdmi/dp) can be adjusted through software that is probably something that should be supported as well. However, I have seen ads for some newer monitors that appear to possibly be only adjustable via software, I don't know if they do that over the HDMI/DP connection or via some other manner, eg USB.
"we'd need to figure out the overview (only include the activities button on the primary monitor? or allow an overview on any monitor?)"
That's a good point and really should already be supported, I noticed you currently can't see what are on the other monitors in overview mode either. Some of this could hidden behind gnome-tweak-tool if it is deemed too complicated for regular users, as is done for some of the options already.
"get API to control the brightness of a particular monitor (rather than the built-in one)"
I'm not sure how monitors other than the ones I have access to work but usually only eDP monitors can control brightness via software, right? I know it doesn't appear to be adjustable via software on my current HDMI LCDs. If newer additional screens (eg hdmi/dp) can be adjusted through software that is probably something that should be supported as well. However, I have seen ads for some newer monitors that appear to possibly be only adjustable via software, I don't know if they do that over the HDMI/DP connection or via some other manner, eg USB.