A tool for multitasking in Ubuntu giving users several virtual desktops. Questions on setting up, turning off, customizing and working with workspaces are appropriate.
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How can I reduce or increase the number of workspaces in Unity?
I was reading about how to get multiple workspaces in the mutter version of Unity, however since Compiz is replacing Mutter how do I go about adding and removing workspaces in Compiz version of Unity?
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Is it possible to have a different background for each workspace?
I normally use 4 different workspaces for different things, and they are always the same, can I make a different background image for each one of them?
I would like an answer that works for both ...
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How do I add and remove the Workspace Switcher launcher from the Unity launcher?
How can I remove the Workspace Switcher launcher from the Unity dock?
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How to add multiple workspaces in Unity 2D?
In Unity 2D there isn't any multiple workspaces. How can add more than that 1?
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How can I tell what workspace I am in with Unity?
Long time user of Ubuntu struggling to use Unity here....
I am running Unity 2D and can click on the workspace launcher icon to switch to a different workspace. However if I just walk up to a system, ...
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Is it possible to pin programs to specific workspaces, without CCSM?
I'm running 11.10.
Is there a way of setting certain applications to always open on a specified workspace?
I have noticed that most people suggest using CompizConfig Settings Manager, but this can ...
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What is a “viewport”? What about a “workspace”?
Is a viewport different from a workspace? What's the distinction? It seems like the terms get used interchangeably.
I'm trying to accomplish something that other people have been stabbing at for a ...
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Multiple monitors, multiple workspaces?
I connected my laptop to my LCD. Using the laptop display hotkey I can switch between different modes - only laptop monitor on, only LCD monitor on, both on and display the same view, both on and the ...
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Can I set up 2 monitors to be 2 separate Gnome virtual desktops instead of one big?
If I plug an external CRT to my laptop, it normally either displays the same picture as the laptop's panel, or extends the desktop area. But I'd like it to be a separate virtual desktop (a workspace, ...
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how to shift applications from workspace 1 to 2 using command
Is there any way I can switch the application running in one workspace to another on command line? I use Ubuntu 10.04
UPDATE1
As per suggestions below
wmctrl -l
0x02200003 -1 bond Bottom ...
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How do I quickly switch between workspaces in unity?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 with Unity and would like to switch between workspaces with a keyboard shortcut.
Is there any way to achieve this?
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Is there a way to get a workspace grid in Gnome 3.x?
Is there any setting/plugin/hack/workaround that will allow me to run Ubuntu with the Gnome 3.x/Gnome Shell desktop while retaining a 2x2 or n x m workspace grid instead of the default Gnome ...
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How to run a custom set of programs in a specific workspace?
I use several workspaces in order to have different context for different works. Therefore, I run the same set of applications in the same workspace repeatedly. And also I run the same application in ...
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Make wmctrl ignore other-than-current workspace's windows
I rely on wmctrl a lot to switch between windows, basically to avoid typing alt-tab many times. I've always used one workspace but now I want to begin using more than one.
I was wondering if it is ...
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Change workspaces layout in Unity 2D
I was using a workspace layout or 1 row and 5 columns, but with the latest update of Unity 2d , now my 5 workspaces are splited in 2 rows.
How should I revert the layout workspace back to 1 row?
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Touchpad gestures to change workspace
I was talking to a friend who owns a Mac. He has his set up so that when he swipes three fingers across his touchpad, it moves to the workspace in that direction. Is it possible to set this up in ...
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How to automatically start programs in specific workspaces on start up
I would like to add a command at the rc.d system by which, when ubuntu starts it will run different program at different workspaces.I.e:workspace 1: chrome,workspace 2:thunderbird.How could this be ...
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How can I have 2 rows and 3 columns of desktops/workpaces in Lubuntu?
How can I have 2 rows and 3 columns of desktops in Lubuntu? (Instead of having 1 row which is the default setting.) I haven't found a setting, yet.
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How can I enable bindings in Desktop Wall?
I want to use mouse bindings in the Compiz Desktop Wall to go to different Workspaces by clicking the mouse in the corners. Does anyone know how to make this work?
I've already tried to do it so in ...
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only one workspace after upgrade to 13.04
Title says it all.
Where can I add workspaces - looked into CompizConfig but I was not able to find a tab where I can specify the # of workspaces. I used to have 2X2 and that's what I'm looking for. ...
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Is It possible to make workspaces in Unity act like they do in GNOME Shell?
I was using GNOME Shell but switched back to Unity due to the amount of screen space I lost using shell. One thing I miss from Shell is the workspace switcher it uses compared to Unity's and IMO, it ...
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Can I drag a window onto another workspace?
I just updated to 11.04, now if I drag a window to the side of the workspace, the window is maximized to half of the screen. is there a way to move it to another workspace with the mouse?
I know you ...
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Position at center workspace when login?
I have setup 3x3 workspace switcher, and I want to position in the center one by default. Is it possible?
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Only 1 workspace in Unity 2D
I'm using Unity 2d.
When I click on Workspaces, it zooms out, but the screen is black where the other 3 workspaces should be. When I try clicking in the black area, nothing happens.
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Can I alt-tab windows from all workspaces?
I put certain windows on certain spaces, but prefer alt-tab to switch between them. Is there a toggle or other option to turn on the alt-tab from all workspaces in unity?
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How can I change the number of workspaces in workspace switcher? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I reduce or increase the number of workspaces in Unity?
How can I change the number of workspaces in workspace switcher using ubuntu 11.10. In ubuntu 10 there ...
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Workspace Switcher does not highlight active workspace
I recently upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 and I am running gnome-session-fallback.
Everything is working perfectly fine for me except that in the workspace switcher at the bottom left there is no ...
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How to prevent applications from separate workspaces all landing on a single workspace when docking back into docking-station?
Now that finally docking seems to be fully supported on my system, hurray!, I can address a relatively minor issue (or even a bug ?):
Normally, I have (all) four workspaces populated with my standard ...
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What is the Compiz option “Number of Desktops” for?
What is the Number of Desktops setting for in CompizConfigSettingsManager > General Options > Desktop Size?
There are options for Horizontal/Vertical Virtual Size which change the size of your ...
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Is there a command to go a specific workspace?
I'm trying to make a quicklist on the Workspace Switcher launcher that allows for quick switching to a certain workspace. (My friend sometimes uses my computer and just doesn't enjoy keyboard ...
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How can number of workspace be set used Unity in Ubuntu 11.10? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I reduce or increase the number of workspaces in Unity?
How can number of workspace be set used Unity in Ubuntu 11.10? Unfortunately, I could not find any ...
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Workspaces don't work on my system
It shows only one workspace when I click on workspaces icon, what should I do?
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How do I open specific applications on specific workspaces in Lubuntu 13.04
I'm running Lubuntu 13,04 and have four workspaces set up. I want certain programs to open in a specfic workspace every time (like BOINC in workspace 4, an application for writing books in Workspace ...
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Can I move the workspace switcher icon to the top of the Unity launcher
I would like to move the Workspace switcher icon from the bottom to the top of my Unity dock bar. Is this possible? Drag and drop does not work. Thanks!
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Keyboard short-cut to switch to a specific workspace using Ctrl-[1-8] on numeric keypad
I have 8 workspaces in use throughout the day arranged as 2 rows x 4 columns.
Workspaces are numbered logically from 1-4 for the top row left-right, then 5-8 for the next row.
I would like to be ...
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Wrong window gets focus when switching workspace
I enjoy using VLC to play video while I do other work.
The VLC window is set to by 'Always on top' and 'Always on visible workspace'.
In former versions of Ubuntu this has worked great. When I ...
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how to change Alt+Tab window highlight color in Unity 2D
i have Ubuntu 12.04, and i run unity 2D (so i can run all of my monitors with xinerama).
a problem that i have is when i hit alt+tab, it highlights the new [active] window with a white border. ...
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Is there a way to __DISABLE__ Compiz' Expo plugin's EXPO Animations (ZOOM, etc)?
Perhaps gconf-editor or dconf-editor could help do the trick? However, rumors about CCSM's wanton stability would prevent me from becoming too experimental about this...
Who's Expo's maintainer? Who ...
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“Show Desktop” Not in Nautilus Preferences?
Trying to get multiple backgrounds for different workspaces in 11.10, but having some difficulty. Every guide I see says to change the Nautilus setting "Show Desktop" to unchecked, but I don't have ...
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How to fix broken workspace switcher? [closed]
My workspace switcher gets broken after each upgrade.
It does not have the orange glow around active workspace. Also there is no shadow on the inactive ones (wallpaper does not get greyed out).
It ...
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How can I make the workspace switcher in Unity 2D show more than one row of workspaces?
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04. Everything works well except the workspaces refuse to form more than one row and I'm use to working with a 2x2 grid.
The dimensionality of the workspace ...
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Hide the gnome-panel on one of the workspaces
I'm currently using 2 workspaces on Ubuntu 10.10, and compiz.
Is it possible to completely remove the gnome panel from one of the workspaces? I'd like to have a clean desktop to work with on the ...
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How to increase my Ubuntu disk space? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Resize partition with GParted
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7. During Ubuntu installation, I shrinked the Windows drive 10GB and Ubuntu installed in this ...
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different icons on different workspaces
When I install an icon on one workspace it is installed on all four workspaces. Is it possible to install different icons on different workspaces? I am using Ubuntu 12.04.
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Can I have different desktop folders in each workspace?
Is there any way that I can have different desktop folders in each workspace?
e.g. workspace1 has a desktop with a folder named test1, while the desktop folder in workspace2 has a different folder ...
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Restore default keyboard shortcut for Workspace Switcher/Show Desktop
I tried setting the default keyboard shortcut to Hide normal windows (Show desktop) to
Super + S.
It didn't work and now whenever I press Super + S, I get the workspace switcher. I tried setting ...
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How do I change the window titles (as used by wmctrl)
I am using wmctrl to move applications after I have launched them such that I do not have to do this manually for, for example, several text editors and web browsers and pdf viewers and terminals. I ...
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Switch to a different workspace while using a VM
I'm using Vmware Workstation 8 on an Ubuntu 11.10 host.
Is there a way I can exclude certain inputs from going to the virtual machine and instead direct those inputs to the host?
Ideally what I'd ...
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Problems with moving maximized windows to different workspaces in 11.10 [closed]
I use several workspaces and often move windows from one workspace to another using ctrl+alt+shift+arrow keys. This used to work perfectly, but now it will move the maximized window halfway off the ...
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Is it possible to pin certain apps to a workspace in Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to distribute windows over virtual desktops in Gnome
Is there a way to assign apps to a specific workspace in Unity (11.10)? With this I mean that when I open, for ...
