Questions tagged [workspaces]
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How to increase number of workspaces in Debian 12?
I have a Debian 12 system and am wondering how I can increase
the number of workspaces from 4 to N.
Executing this cmd echo $DESKTOP_SESSION returns mate. So the DE is mate.
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How to display an application window in all workspaces simultaneously (Gnome 42.9)
In Ubuntu 20.04 (Gnome) and earlier, one could show a given window in all workspaces simultaneously.
Can that be done in 22.04 (Gnome Shell 42.9).
If I have Gedit with configuration data as App Z, and ...
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Full screen screenshot shows two neighbouring screens in one workspace for just one monitor, one of them an empty desktop
Could it be that Linux thinks by default that there is a second monitor, even if none is attached? I might also have forgotten about having changed the settings myself long time ago.
When I'm pressing ...
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How to quit all apps/all apps from workspace?
I can't find anywhere the gnome action of "quit all open applications" - which seems strange as it's such an obvious thing to do.
Does it exist in gnome (or anywhere - in wayland/xorg/system)...
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Libreoffice apps not being assigned to specific workspaces in i3
I use i3 and assign specific apps to specific workspaces using
assign [class="<WM_CLASS value>"] workspacenumber
But when I try this with Libreoffice it doesn't work. I run:
xprop | ...
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Auto start apps and workspace allocation
How can I get Ubuntu 22.04.02 to maintain window position after a reboot for programs that are included in Startup Application list?
To give a general description of the problem, when I reboot my ...
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Can I set a different "default" browser for each workspace on Cinnamon?
I am running Arch Linux with Cinnamon as my desktop environment. I have set up a few workspaces, and use workspace 1 for work and workspace 2 for non-work stuff. I use Chromium as my work web browser ...
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How to isolate open applications, and ideally processes, in Ubuntu workspace?
I combine work and study, so I need a separate set of tabs for each task. For example: for work it is chrome with work-related tabs, vscode, obsidian.md and others, and for study - chrome, but with ...
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Separate workspace per monitor
I have a laptop and a separate screen I plugged via HDMI
what I want to do that I use the laptop screen for workspace1 and
external screen for workspace2
this may explain butter:
each workspace will ...
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Make new instance of application open in current desktop
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 with Pop OS (Gnome-based) with multiple desktops. Currently, I have the following default behavior when I launch an application (either from the terminal or a desktop shortcut):...
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aws workspace client: Archlinux: Not able to copy paste in and out of it. Where as in ubuntu I am able to copy paste in and out
I have installed same version of aws workspace on an archlinux with gnome and also on a pc with ubuntu
In the unbuntu pc I am able to copy paste text in and out of the aws workspace
where as in the ...
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How to change Xfce workspace name from command line?
I need to change the name of a workspace on a remote machine. I've looked at the documentation for xfconf-query and I've managed to list the workspace names using
xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/...
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When Click an Application Icon On Taskbar, Jump To the Workspace It was First Created
I am using Zorin which uses Gnome.
I am attaching an screenshot first:
You can see that, I have open nemo and firefox in workspace 1.
Then I went to workspace 2.
Now when I click nemo icon on taskbar,...
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Workspaces/Desktops thumbnails without gnome
I've been trying Openbox and other window managers this week. I'm quite happy and committed to leaving Gnome DE behind.
There's one feature I'm missing though: I like the workspace preview popup that ...
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execute command on all visible shells
I'm currently running a tiling window manager and I want to be able to use a custom function that is equivalent to one I had when I was using tmux that allowed me to run a command in all visible ...
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