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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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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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 I can completely disable workspaces and remove the icon from my Unity-2D panel?
My system is built around my 71 year old father (who is a recent, and very supportive Linux user now).
He doesn't have any need for multiple desktops and I find that having too many things on the ...
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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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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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How to show only opened apps in the current workspace on unity?
I've never been a "workspace user" but now I'm starting to feel the need to separate my work..
Is it possible, on unity, to only show apps on the running on the current workspace?
An example of what ...
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How do I script to open a set of programs each on specific workspace?
I looked around for a while and could not figure out the answer to my following problem:
I have a setup of six desktops on Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity. On start up, every morning, I go through a routine ...
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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 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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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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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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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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Cycle around the “end” of workspaces in Gnome?
I have a typical Gnome setup, in which i can move/switch between workspaces, by hitting ctrl+alt+‹or›arrow. But when i'm in workspace 1, hitting ctrl+alt+‹ has no effect, and similarly for my maximum ...
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How should I handle multiple monitors when I regularly connect and disconnect different monitors and projectors
I'm moving from a macbook pro (with MacOSX) to a lenovo T430 running ubuntu 12.10. I use the laptop for work, and work from home regularly. I have an external 30" monitor at home, an external 23" ...
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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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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 keep a window from overlapping into another workspace?
It's annoying to me how if a window is even a couple pixels off the right edge of my screen, when I switch to that right workspace, the system thinks that the window is there. The unity launcher bar ...
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Workspace switcher keyboard shortcuts for left and right workspaces not responding
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit (running as a VM on VMWare Player). The keyboard shortcut for Workspace switcher indicates that Ctrl+Alt+ arrow keys switches to the desired workspace.
While this ...
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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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How to remove unity 2d workspace animation?
Unity 2d's workspace animation runs very slowly on my old graphics card. How do you disable them?
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How to watch a video on every workspace?
I was wondering if there was an application or something that would allow me to view a workspace in the corner of another workspace?
For example if I had a video playing on one workspace, I'd be able ...
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If I am on workspace 1, is there a way to hide the unity buttons from running programs on workspace 2 from showing up on workspace 1?
I'm making a keyboard shortcut to go from the porn-workspace I'm using back to Workspace 1 in a pinch, but it does me no good if unity toolbar is full of "Image Viewer" and porn sites or movie player. ...
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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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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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How to configure workspace layout?
I have moved from Maverick to Oneiric and my workspace configuration changed from one row of five workspaces to two rows of two workspaces each.
It looks like in Oneiric there was a migration for ...
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How do I enable multi-row layout for the workspace switcher applet in Metacity?
I'm looking for a way to increase number of rows in workspaces layout, using Metacity with no Compiz installed.
i.e. 3 cols and 2 rows. Using gconf-editor I can only change number of workspaces ...
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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 to move windows to another workspace without switching workspace?
XFCE supports a hotkey to move a window to another workspace.
In fact this does two things:
It moves the window to the new workspace.
switches to this workspace.
I'm trying to disable this ...
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How to set a password for workspaces?
Is it possible to set a password for workspaces?Such that if i switch from one workspace to another it should prompt for password.
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Is there any time tracker that is aware of Unity workspaces?
Hamster is unable to detect my four Unity 3D workspaces:
Is there currently any time tracker that can?
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How to have more Workspaces created/removed Automatically?
Is there a way to have the number of workspaces automatically increase and decrease intelligently?
For example: I set a minimum of 2 workspaces, but if I have windows on those workspaces, a 3rd ...
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How can I show workspace names in unity?
I have found that the number of workspaces is read from metacitys configuration which also has workspace names. I want to show them.
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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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way to detect which workspace you are currently in from the command line
I'm trying to figure out how to get the workspace number from a terminal script in gnome. Any ideas?
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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
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As per suggestions below
wmctrl -l
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Turning off the transition animation when changing workspaces in GNOME2
By default, the transition from one virtual desktop to another one under GNOME2 in Ubuntu 11.04 is visualized with a sliding animation. How can I turn that animation off?
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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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Send Maximized Window to Another Workspace
This context menu:
is available on right click only if window is not maximized.
Is there a way to do this when window is maximized?
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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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Application does not open in the same workspace when switched during loading
If the workspace is switched while a program loads, its window will open in the newly-active workspace. Is there any way to change this?
I'd much prefer that the program open in the workspace it was ...
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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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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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Reliable alert dialogs from the shell
I'd like to have a message pop up in response to various system events, mostly in order to be able to set reminders for myself from a shell session. There are a few ways to do this; zenity seems to ...
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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 do I switch between desktops in Compiz?
After asking about the number of desktops, I was pointed to the compiz wiki which says:
Viewports and desktops are not the same concept. For technical reasons, changing the number of "desktops" or ...
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Setting Workspaces in Gnome without activating gnome panel (and workspaces applet)
I'm using Avant Window Navigator and don't have any gnome-panel. But, I wanna resize my workspaces from 4x1 to 2x2. But in the help and other documentation, to do this, I must right click in ...
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Automatically switch to workspace with active application
I currently have 4 workspaces. If I have a pidgin chat window open on one workspace that is currently not active and I get a message in that already open chat window, I want do be able to click on the ...
