On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 08:41 +0200, Frederik Hertzum wrote: > tir, 03 05 2011 kl. 16:28 -0430, skrev Dokuro: > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Frederik Hertzum > > <frederik.hert...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >>>> > > >>>> Horizontal desktops missing: > > >>>> > > > ===================================================================== > > > <snip> > > >>ctrl+alt+up/down to change workspaces (virt desktops) > > > That key-combo (or any other for that matter) doesn't allow me to do > > > what I want. I often need more than one set of apps open, which are > > > related in some way, which take up more space (conveniently) than my > > > monitors allows. Simply stacking them in a long list of workspaces will > > > only help if I only have one task (which I often don't). I always set up > > > a 3x3 or 4x4 set of "virtual desktops" when I'm working on GNOME 2 > > > machines because it allows me to do exactly this; group my apps > > > horizontally and keep several sets of apps open at the same time. > It would allow me to do something similar, but it quickly becomes > cumbersome to remember where things are, it's difficult to set up, > since, if I want to have it sorted by task, I sometimes have to > rearrange everything, which can take a very long time. Not having > workspaces in two dimensions really takes the fun out of using them.
I find I use workspaces far more in GNOME3 than I did previously. They are simpler and much better integrated into the whole scheme of things. [aside: GNOME3 seems a lot snappier/faster to me, switching workspaces is *fast*]. I wonder how common your use-case is; I really can't imagine the great majority of people having greater than 4 or 5 workspaces. That becomes a mentally encumbering workload. I consider myself a 'power' user and I typically end the day with five workspaces, which is few enough to easily navigate in one dimension. 3x3 is 9, 4x4 is 16. That is a lot of workspaces. I know I'd never be able to quickly remember what is where. For 4 -5 workspaces one falls into an easy routine. For me its 1.) Email, xchat, im, SM crap, etc... 2.) Some gnome-terminals, nautilus 3.) Monodevelop, some OOo documents, a browser window for looking at docs. 4.) DbVisualizer, a spreadsheet, maybe a terminal window 5.) Some other documents _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list