Tags in the awesome sense are basically 2 things, one you see them and can use them as something similar to workspaces, 2 you can assign a tag to an app for a "tag/workspace" it is not currently on and it will appear there also, the fun thing about this is, that the app is not a seperate instance but the same instance of that application which means that if it is a doc then edits are in both places, if it is an app "Music Player" (dumb example) it is in both places. This is great for having a reference document that you need to use with other documents and you may have to edit also, and you can have it on as many tags as you need.
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Eugen Dedu < eugen.d...@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr> wrote: > First, thank to all who answered. Next, see below... > > On 29/10/13 20:14, Andre Klärner wrote: > >> On Tue 29.10.2013 19:42:59, Paweł Rumian wrote: >> >>> 2013/10/29 Eugen Dedu >>> <eugen.d...@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.**fr<eugen.d...@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr> >>> >: >>> >>>> On 29/10/13 14:31, Paweł Rumian wrote: >>>> >>> >>> Most of the tasks that you've mentioned above are perfectly doable by >>> simple programs that adhere to Unix philosophy (that 'do one thing >>> good' one). >>> No worries. >>> >> >> Couldn't agree move. For me the gnome-sound-applet does the trick for >> controlling the master pulseaudio volume, and everything else is done >> using >> pavucontrol. >> > > gnome-sound-applet does not exist anymore. Using amixer sset (it is > beautiful to use the notification for that cf. https://github.com/kiike/** > scripts/blob/master/volume.sh<https://github.com/kiike/scripts/blob/master/volume.sh>) > has a bug where it does not unmute, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/** > ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+**bug/878986<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/878986> > . > > (Until now, I spent ~10 hours with awesome and has not finished yet!) > > Well, I noticed several people are happy with that. But I am too >>>> habituated >>>> to have some applications at fixed size and at fixed locations, and >>>> minimise >>>> them when I do not need them. >>>> >>> >>> Perhaps you are among those people who would never adopt to tiling, >>> but honestly speaking, I doubt it. >>> Instead of minimizing applications, just switch to a fresh tag... >>> >> >> Yeah, that might take a little getting used to. I also starting using >> mostly two or three tags like I did with workspaces under gnome. But now I >> always have 10-15 tags open, each with it's specific set of applications. >> > > I do not really understand how to use tags. My work flow involves the use > of emacs, always open at left, with agenda and various "post-it" notes > (random thoughts), thunderbird at the left half of the screen (minimised > except when reading e-mail), firefox at the right half, and two terminals > at bottom left and right, always opened. All these apps do not change > position. From terminals I start applications (pdf viewer etc.) which > float anywhere on the screen. > > When I have not done with an application (read half of a pdf doc for ex.) > and have to swith to other things, I minimise it. Thus, I have it always > in the eyes, as if it were in the TODO list. > > I have never more than ~10 windows opened, since it becomes too complex to > manage for me; I prefer working on 1-3 things at a time. > > So what the tags can improve in this work flow? (The only thing I see to > optimise is that often I open/minimise thunderbird to check messages or > start an e-mail.) > > Well, I still use gnome-terminal, so the settings are the same as in >>>> gnome. >>>> Still, in gnome there was a bell, now there is not. And "terminal >>>> bell" is >>>> checked on in terminal settings. >>>> >>> >>> Hmm, a bit strange... Perhaps Gnome configured sound system in some >>> way at start? >>> Do you have any sounds at all? I guess you might need to take a llok >>> at alsa/pulseaudio/whatever else is there... >>> >> >> I'd guess it's some kind of xbelld thing within gnome. >> > > Have not yet found a solution for that. > > -- > Eugen > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to > awesome-unsubscribe@naquadah.**org<awesome-unsubscr...@naquadah.org> > . > -- Gerald Klein DBA**** contac...@geraldklein.com www.geraldklein.com <http://geraldklein.com/>**** geraldklein.wordpress.com j...@zognet.com**** 708-599-0352**** Arch Awesome, Ranger & Vim the coding triple threat. Linux registered user #548580 Brought to you by the Amish Mafia
