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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Fast, lightweight alternative to Compiz' Expo Plugin?
Are there any fast, lightweight alternatives to Compiz' Expo Plugin (which are compatible with / capable of running alongside Unity & Compiz) in standard Ubuntu?
I'm looking for sth that's almost ...
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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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How to avoid in the task bar other Workspace application icons?
What I want is that when I go to ones of my Workspaces, in the task bar where all current running app is showed, just appear app in the current Workspace. How can I do that?
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Switch windows only in current workspace and display
I have recently acquired a second display for use with my laptop running Ubuntu with xfce and compiz. However, one thing that has been bugging me is window switching: my second monitor has 2 windows ...
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applications linked to workspaces
I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 and I found a weird behaviour in the multi-workspace management.
Let's say that I have a couple of terminals opened in one workspace, and that I want to do ...
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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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When I switch workspace all workspaces are merged
When I switch workspaces it looks like all workspaces are "merged" into one workspace and then they re split again. This would be no problem if it weren't for the fact that all my browser windows get ...
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Project applications auto opener positioner
I work with different tools that I need to open each time I open my laptop depending on the project I'm going to work on.
I'd like to have a way to automate the opening and positioning of all ...
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Can I use WinKey(Super)-1, WinKey-2 to select workspaces?
After setting it up, it used to work flawlessly before Unity. In 12.04, there is the little annoyance of showing (sometimes) the shortcut help and the numbers in the launcher. In 12.10 ... it stopped ...
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Alt + tab to switch between windows that are only in one screen
I am using GNOME-Classic and my window switcher is the Compiz Static Application Switcher. My problem is, when I press Alt+Tab, the switcher gives me the choice between windows of the whole workspace.
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Temperature soars when glxspheres is off-screen
My laptop Samsung RF511 is overheating. I noticed this problem while playing minecraft: my computer would suddenly shut down. I checked /var/log/kern.log and sure enough the system reported ...
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How do I fix a problem with VLC that started after a window resize?
Today I had some windows open in workspace 1 and in the workspace below it I had VLC open. When I clicked on the VLC sidebar icon when I was in workspace 1 the window moved up to workspace 1, but it ...
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is it possible to open same application in different viewport
i want to have same application opened in different viewport and i dont want to keep shifting between viewports just because an application is already opened in other viewport.
i really new in Ubuntu ...
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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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workspace selector + mission control
Is it possible to have something like the mac's mission control but working for all the workspaces? I mean: right now I can choose the workspace with <super>s and the windows inside a given ...
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How to stop workspaces miinimap showing every time I switch workspaces
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed. If I click on a program that's not running in the current workspace, minimap of workspaces gets shown in the middle of the screen. Can I turn off that minimap?
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How to make a window seen in only one viewport?
I have 2 viewports on Ubuntu. If I drag a window in Viewport #1 just a bit to the right (until a bit of its right part is out of the viewport), it starts to appear in Viewport #2.
Is there any way to ...
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12.04 - Make Workspaces use the expose feature of compiz
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I just wanted to know if there's a possible way to use the "expose" feature found in CompizConfig Settings Manager as the "Workspaces" icon in the Unity Launcher? I know ...
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Workspace Shifter Hot-Keys
I don't know if it's just me, or my installation, but I set F9-F12 for all four of my Ubuntu workspaces, and it works until the 3rd boot up. Every 3 times I turn my Laptop on I have to reset just the ...
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Is there a way to get 2x3 workspaces in gnome 3.6
All the extensions and workarounds I can find don't seem to work in gnome 3.6. Is there any way to get this to work in gnome 3.6?
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Can I stop workspace switcher starting in last used desktop?
When I log-in on ubuntu 12.04, the workspace switcher often seems to "remember" the last used workspace when shutting down - and it switches to that one when I start up. As I have a number of ...
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Desktop switcher appears to be broken for quick double-switches
I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this.
I have three virtual desktops aligned in a horizontal row. In the middle desktop I have only a single application window. I have keyboard shortcuts ...
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Workspace switcher moves my terminal windows around
I have 4 workspaces that I use (2x2 grid). I'm experiencing very odd and unpredictable behavior: I find that my terminal windows seem to get moved around (usually up or down one workspace.) Half the ...
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How can i restore the 4 original workspaces in Ubuntustudio? Now i have only 1
Ubuntustudio 12.04, kernel 3.2.0-23-low latency Hp Pavillion MS 220la AMD Athlon(tm) X2 Dual core Processor 3250e 1500MHz.
When i last turned on the computer, i found only 1 workspace. At settings ...
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How do I customize the Unity launcher for different workspaces?
How do I customize the Unity launcher for different workspaces for Ubuntu 12.04? I am using x86-64 bit architecture running solely Ubuntu 12.04. I have searched in the community for possible aspects ...
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When changing the workspace switch shortcut to super+arrow the window does not disappear
I can't use Ctrl+Alt+Up on my computer because of the hardware. So I changed the shortcut for switching workspaces to Super+Arrow. But now the little overview window that shows up to show wich ...
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Terminal with multiple tabs doesn't stick to same screen when changing workspace
Minimal setup:
2 active workspaces (let's say top and bottom)
2 monitors on each. So 4 active windows.
top workspace, right monitor has Terminal with multiple tabs opened in full screen.
If I swap ...
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Multiple workspace in a single workspace
I was wondering if it is possible to have multiple workspaces in the same workspace.
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/15537/
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9237/
So if we have a big screen it ...
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Eclipse lost focus after switching workspace
This might be related to this question.
I am Using Ubuntu 13.04 and Eclipse Juno Service Release 2.
I use Eclipse with some Eclipse's Views(panes) detached from the main window, because I have two ...
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Steam CS 1.6 Full screen mode screen shifts to workpace on dragging cursor
Has anyone faced this bug? In Ubuntu 12.04 when playing CS 1.6 from Steam in full screen mode if you drag the mouse cursor to right or bottom edge of the screen, it shifts to the respective workspace. ...
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How to automatically open new applications within a NEW workspace
How can you make all applications, when opened, to automatically go in a new work space? As then there is no need to manually shuffle the stacked applications into new workspaces.
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Remmina's full screen toolbar disappeared permminatly
I'm using remmina to connect to a few windows servers using RDP. I'm on a dual monitor system, and remmina is always full screen on one. I'm also using multiple Workspaces and switch between them.
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Is there a plugin to make unitys workspace and window management like gnomes?
I love the window and workspace management of gnome 3 (I don't know how it works in Gnome 2), but because of other advantages I'd rather use unity.
To be more specific: I want the windows of the ...
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How to not display icons on all four desktops ubuntu 12.04
Is it posible to have diferent icons on all four desktops, right now on all four desktops I have same folders, files, photos can I change it for example to have on second desktop just photos ? TNX
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How does one change window behaviors?
I'm fairly new to Ubuntu and have spent some time learning the OS. I absolutely love it, and have no idea how I managed to program in Mac OS X when this just feels so much more intuitive (although, ...
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How can I disable windows of another workspace in the task bar?
When I switch to a different workspace, still I can see all the windows opened in the other workspaces in the task bar, so how can I get rid of this?
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When Compiz' EXPO plugin crashes (or causes .. to crash), can one tty-kill the EXPO plugin *only* (rather than taking down Unity/Compiz altogether)?
It seems to me that the EXPO plugin does, unfortunately (?), not constitute a separate process (?) which could be ended/killed if needed.
Is this correct?
And, if so, is there still a way to ...
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Fixed Window Placement - How can I switch to a specific workspace upon opening an application?
I've configured Terminal to always open on workspace 3 using Compiz - this is working fine. What I want is for Terminal to open on workspace 3 and for workspace 3 to become my active workspace.
For ...
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can't change number of workspaces in Unity 2D (again?)
I've changed /apps/metacity/general/num_workspaces to 6 and even after a restart, I still have 4 workspaces. I saw an earlier question (and answer) where this apparently worked at one time, but it ...
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Why do some applications' windows open in another workspace?
In particular when I open IDLE (python integrated environment) it opens in one of the other workspaces and in the launcher it is shown as > i.e. in another workspace.
Why this happens?
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Workspace Issues on ubuntu 12.10
I'm having the following problem with 12.10 Unity running on a Toshiba A505 16" display laptop using an external 24" Samsung LED monitor (resolution 1920 x 1080 (16:9). Also using the default 2 x 2 ...
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Unintentionally moving multiple windows between workspaces in 12.10
I have an issue when using the Workspace Switcher to move windows between workspaces. When I click and drag one window to another workspace, others will (sometimes) come with it! So far, I've only ...
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Problems with Workspace and Desktop in 12.10
I recently upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 and having issues with the Desktop and Workspace Switcher.
After installing certain apps like VirtualBox for example, I start the app but it seems to be ...
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How can i show the thumbnails of workspaces so they don't autohide? (Gnome3)
in my Gnome3-Desktop i have installed 2 screens and when i press the overview of the opened windows and a thumbnail of the workspaces show up. I like that behaviour and installed gnome3 on my laptop, ...
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Workspace keystroke not working
I recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu and, after installing updates, the keystroke for switching work spaces Ctrl+Alt+left/right/up/down no longer works. I then attempted to set custom keystrokes ...
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LXDE: Customization of Application Launch Bar for specific workspace
I have several virtual workspaces like Web, Chats, Mail, Media, Work.
Can i customize Application Startup panel (which contains shortcuts to applications) for each workspace?
So, on Web-workspace i ...
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How to change the shortcut for moving within the Workspace Switcher
Pressing supre+s shows the workspace switcher. Pressing ctrl+alt+left sets the selector to the left workspace. Pressing enter then goes to that workspace. Love it!
But I want to change the ...
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Workspace switcher cuts offscreen using nVidia displays
I'm back with another question, and rest assured many more will come!
So I have the nVidia driver installed for my GTX 560, and while it works well enough for an OOBE using TwinView mode, it does ...
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Has the workspace been changed in Ubuntu 12.04 and the way it behaves?
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and did the gnome fallback section and I was wondering why the workspace is located as a small square looking grid.....so I changed it back to the old-fashioned 4 in ...
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Starting up on a different number Virtual Desktop (not starting on #1)
i've seen a lot of info on different desktops for each virtual desktop, apps to start specific programs on certain virtual desktops, but the answer i seek is different than anything i could find in my ...
