Re: gnome: switch workspaces via command line?

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 18:01 -0400, Rick Reynolds wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> >On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 16:11 -0400, Rick Reynolds wrote:
> >>More of a gnome question, but I've seen those posted to the list before...
> >>
> >>Is there a way to control the workspace switcher from the command line?  
> >>I'd like to have a tool that would essentially let me do:
> >>
> >>gnome-switching-tool --switch-to-right-workspace
> >>
> >>and
> >>
> >>gnome-switching-tool --switch-to-left-workspace
> >>
> >>I'm aware of 3ddesk and use it in this fashion.  I'd like to find a 
> >>gnome-only alternative tool.
> >
> >There already are keyboard shortcuts to do this.
> >
> >Desktop->Preferences->"Keyboard Shortcuts"

> Yes.  I'm aware of that also.  Still wanting a command-line tool.

"<shift><ctrl><alt><LftArr>" is 4 keystrokes.

"gnome-switching-tool --switch-to-left-workspace\n" is 49 keystrokes.

Me, I'll stick with the keyboard shortcuts.

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