Re: command line workspace switch

[Torsten Reuss <t.reuss@gmx.net>]

Neo wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> 	anybody know of a way to switch workspaces in gnome/
> any windowmanager? (on Debian of course ;-) )
>
> 	Background: I want a central monitoring station in a 24x7
> monitoring environment to cycle automatically through each workspace
> which each contains a monitoring app. 
>
> 	Found a lot of keyboard solutions (usually for a specific
> window manager) that usually describe diferent key bindings, nothing
> for the command line.
>
> 	Anybody know something or a hint how to write one?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jan.
>  
The enlightenment window manager comes with a utility called eesh whish 
is used to send commands to the window manager via IPC. So doing a eesh 
-e "goto_desktop 0" switches to the first desktop, etc.

I've been using e for ages and while it does not "fully integrate" with 
gnome it works nicely enough with it  together for my taste.

Regards,
            Torsten