[ge-talk] not so graphical workspaces app

[Alexander G. M. Smith]

Ari Haviv wrote on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:38:30 -0500:
> I think there are several problems with the way we do Workspaces. First of
> all, finding the workspaces app is not so obvious. On linux desktops, it's
> easy to see on the deskbar that you have several workspaces available.

I'm happy with the current system that doesn't clutter the desktop with
a Workspaces menu.  I know what's in each workspace (each has usual
uses) and use the ALT-Fn key to switch between them.  If I want to
find a window in a certain program, I just use the deskbar's list of
applications and select the window, which then switches to that
workspace and shows the window.  Workspaces are secondary; I really
only care about application windows.

But that's just my opinion.  I use the Linux workspace switcher or the
alt-shift-arrow hotkeys for switching between Linux workspaces.  And on
both OSes, I find workspaces useful.  Even more than multimonitor - got
3 screens at work and a tired hand from mousing around so much.

- Alex