I'm a bit confused about whether the argument against static desktops is that of a philosophical point of view or a problem with functionality and implementation?
I tried using gnome-shell for about a month, but I got sick of moving windows around every time and forgetting where they were when I wanted to switch between them. For me personally, workspaces work the best as a static grid like in pretty much every other WM out there. I completely agree with you that there should be a way to provide static workspaces for advanced users. The current behaviour should be default and there should be a setting for static workspaces (even if that means disabling dynamic ones) and a way to automatically place windows (or use devilspie). I love most ideas behind the shell except for this, which unfortunately for me it's an absolute deal breaker. Although I like your idea of the named workspaces, I feel that's still not enough. I know where things are based on their location, not their name or number. The grid system I have set up is engrained in my mind and moving around is pretty much subconscious. Whereas having 6+ workspaces in only one column becomes a pain to navigate between them. It's like the difference between driving a stick shift or a tiptronic. On a stick you always know exactly in which gear you are, and switching gears takes no conscious thought. On the other hand, a tiptronic will sometimes automatically shift for you so you're never fully certain of which gear you're currently in unless you check the dash. -- Diego Fernandez - 爱国 _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
