on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 01:19:41AM -0600, Alex Malinovich (demonbane@the-love-shack.net) 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? Task separation. - Local system admin - Mail (multiple mutt windows) - General websurfing, chat. - Office apps. - Programming. - Multiple remote system access (half dozen systems, terminal open to each). - Programming work. - Other task-specific work. As with others: I can keep windows open, don't need to keep shutting stuff down, avoid distractions (IRC/chat is only open on a single window). I know "where" to go to do a specific task. If necessary, a specific window can be "pinned" for access from multiple desktops. Overall: keeps my workspace organized, minimizes clutter, keeps me from jumping hoops to get things done, maximizes use of real estate on a given workspace. My own desktop migration: tvm => mwm => HP VUE => Sun CDE => fvwm => WindowMaker. I've tried pretty much all the currently available GNU/Linux desktops, like to see what's available / what they offer, am happy with what I use. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Information is not power after all: Old-fashioned power is power. If you aren't big industry or government, you have very little power. Once they've hacked the electronic voting system, you'll have no power at all. - Robert X. Cringely
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