Do you use multiple desktop workspace, if so how?

linux_user · 2019-03-11 04:26:04

Do you use multiple desktop workspace? If so, how do you arrange your applications across workspace(s) and use them?

About my usage, I use only one desktop and manage all my software there. Never have felt the need to have multiple desktops so far.

Last edited by linux_user (2019-03-11 04:28:09)

Döbbie03 · 2019-03-11 04:51:17

I have 10 workspaces in total. Each one is set up for different applications. I'm not going to list them all but for example, workspace one is for terminals, two is for browser, three email, four gimp/inkscape etc

damo · 2019-03-11 08:06:29

4 workspaces, just to keep related stuff tidy. I keep private browser windows on a separate workspace, because they can't be distinguished in the panel.

Bearded_Blunder · 2019-03-11 08:20:39

When messing with stuff like my exit script, I'll sometimes edit the files in one workspace and issue commands to see the result in another uncluttered one.

Arguably that's 3 workspaces, since BL is in a VM & most of the unrelated stuff, web searching, and reading here goes on on the host where it's faster.

MALsPa · 2019-03-11 09:38:52

I like having 3 workspaces available. At the moment I've got the web browser opened up on one workspace, three apps (terminal, file manager, text editor) running on the second one, and VLC on the third. That's typical for me. I could certainly live without multiple workspaces, but I think they're nice for keeping things organized. By the way, I also enjoy working with GNOME's "dynamic" workspaces.

linux_user · 2019-03-11 09:55:15

Dobbie03 wrote:

I have 10 workspaces in total. Each one is set up for different applications. I'm not going to list them all but for example, workspace one is for terminals, two is for browser, three email, four gimp/inkscape etc

10!

I remember that when I do some office work on my personal computer, I'd use another workspace. That gave discretion to personal work and office work. That's the most that I've used.

nore · 2019-03-11 14:24:40

Five or six workspaces, no preset grouping. I rarely open more than one or two windows in one workspace, so I switch to another when I need to open several applications in parallel to do the job, like drawing, writing, searching, converting and arranging to piece together a document.

Sun For Miles · 2019-03-11 15:24:56

This is a part of my openbox rc.xml config file:

    <!-- DESKTOP 1 -->

    <application class="X-terminal-emulator" name="x-terminal-emulator">
      <focus>yes</focus>
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>1</desktop>
      <maximized>no</maximized>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>
    
    <application class="Terminator" name="terminator">
      <focus>yes</focus>
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>1</desktop>
      <maximized>no</maximized>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>


    <!-- DESKTOP 2 -->

    <application class="Thunderbird" name="Mail">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>2</desktop>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>

    <application class="TelegramDesktop" name="Telegram">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>2</desktop>
      <maximized>no</maximized>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>

    <application class="Sublime_text" name="sublime_text">
      <focus>yes</focus>
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>2</desktop>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>

    <application class="Bl-file-manager" name="bl-file-manager">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>2</desktop>
    </application>

    <application class="Catfish" name="Catfish">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>2</desktop>
    </application>

    <application class="Firefox-esr" name="Navigator">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>2</desktop>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>
    
    <!-- DESKTOP 3 -->

    <application class="Remmina" name="remmina">
      <desktop>3</desktop>
    </application>

    <application class="Filezilla" name="filezilla">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <desktop>3</desktop>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
    </application>

  </applications>
</openbox_config>

So, 3 workspaces:
1 is meant for terminals
2 for standard applications
3 for system and network tools

This is probably the main reason why I love BL. I have no start menu, just keybinds/gmrun that start programs in the workspace they are meant to appear in.

brontosaurusrex · 2019-03-11 23:27:37

Not with openbox anymore, since my main machine is dual-monitor type.

linux_user · 2019-03-12 08:49:57

Sun For Miles wrote:

This is probably the main reason why I love BL. I have no start menu, just keybinds/gmrun that start programs in the workspace they are meant to appear in.

True, I have even removed the entire launcher icons from tint panel. Just notification tray and icons there.

linux_user · 2019-03-12 08:51:18

brontosaurusrex wrote:

Not with openbox anymore, since my main machine is dual-monitor type.

So I guess that would have been two workspace had you had a single monitor set up.

brontosaurusrex · 2019-03-12 09:26:41

linux_user wrote:

brontosaurusrex wrote:
Not with openbox anymore, since my main machine is dual-monitor type.
So I guess that would have been two workspace had you had a single monitor set up.

Actually yes

johnraff · 2019-03-13 00:53:30

Most work happens on Desktop1. Occasionally if things get cluttered, then open windows on Desktop2, but usually find myself dragging them back to D1 eventually.

But switch to Desktop2 makes a handy alternative to "show desktop".

hhh · 2019-03-13 01:02:49

@johnraff, same here. I'd say more than 95% of the time I'm using just one desktop, and I often decide to close programs before resorting to Desktop 2.

Windows XP, you bastard. Old habits die hard.

PackRat · 2019-03-13 01:16:40

Fvwm -

2 desktops, each divided into a 3x3 grid of pages = 18 virtual workspaces.
So many choices, so little time.

lowrider · 2019-03-13 02:30:00

First thing i noticed going the linuxway (pre 2000) was this fascinating thing called multiple workspaces. What an improvement it was compared to M$win.
So yes i still use it with great succsess today, especially on tiling wm's like i3 , awesome or whatnot.

hhh · 2019-03-13 02:55:19

To be fair, there were several free-as-in-beer apps that would provide virtual desktops on Windows XP. Windows Powertools had it as a feature, and Desktops...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysint … s/desktops

I ended up using a third-party program, but damn if I can remeber what it was. German, I think?

Yes, zee German's are coming!

https://www.dexpot.de/

Ah... nostalgia.

johnraff · 2019-03-13 03:01:53

On W98 I used to make custom directories for different work zones, with launchers and files arranged nicely. W98 allowed that but it was very fragile and collapsed regularly.

linux_user · 2019-03-13 04:07:21

johnraff wrote:

But switch to Desktop2 makes a handy alternative to "show desktop".

One thing I noticed while doing 'show desktop' or SuperKey+D is that even the conky disappears.

The way I see it, conky visually is part of desktop (like like icons and wallpapers) and therefore when showing desktop should imply hiding everything except the wallpaper, icons (if it's there) and conky or other widgets put on the desktop.

hhh · 2019-03-13 04:27:39

linux_user wrote:

johnraff wrote:
But switch to Desktop2 makes a handy alternative to "show desktop".
One thing I noticed while doing 'show desktop' or SuperKey+D is that even the conky disappears.

That is not the behavior in default BL anymore, and you can fix it in your conky config by by using 'own_window_type desktop'

In older BL we had it set to normal to allow drag&drop of the conky, but it annoyed me and everyone eventually agreed.

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