Re: Workspace/desktop switching
On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 01:19:41AM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> I've been seeing a lot of discussions about various WM's lately, and
> everyone seems to be extremely concerned about easy workspace switching.
> I'm just wondering what exactly everyone uses workspaces for? Every once
> in a while, if I'm doing two things at once that each require 5 windows
> a piece, I'll use two desktops/workspaces, but I don't think I've ever
> really gone over that. That leads me to believe that there's some
> unrealized benefit that I'm missing out on. So what do you use your
> workspaces for, and why are they so important?
I use exactly 2 virtual desktops and Fluxbox:
Desktop 1 has 4 terminals. Desktop 2 has mozilla basically full-screen.
Flux lets me use the mouse-wheel to alternate them. More than two, and
it's not as efficient to "flip" bing-bang between them; I have to stop
and think about where I want to stop. With 2 it's just a muscle twitch,
no cerberal activity required.
Sometimes other windows will float transitively above them. If I need
an app to stay around for a while, I'll tab-dock it with one of the
terminals, or tab-dock it with Moz if it needs lots of real estate.
I love it. I keep trying fancier things but get no additional benefit.
Like I said, more than 2, and I have to expend mental energy.
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