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Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively



On 2/16/18, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
> ...
>> What I would like would be to have differing sets of applications
>> available in each workspace.
>
>   i understood you the first time you wrote that.
>
>
>> Currently all workspaces have icons to access *_identical sets_* of
>> applications.
>
>   something is set to do that then, because i can set all of
> my workspaces with different applications open in each of them.
>
>   do you have "Always on Visible Workspace" set instead of
> "Only on this Workspace"?  [right click on window or on item
> at the bottom of the screen...]
>
>   i never shutdown without checking all desktops for things that
> need to be saved.  but more importantly remember that if you
> don't use shutdown after the first time it will restart them all
> as you had them when you did shutdown.
>
>   my normal end of session routine is to use the "shutdown -h now"
> command as root which kills everything and does not alter what is
> opened next time.
>
>   when i want to make changes to my desktops then i do use
> the menu shutdown and that then records the changes as
> desired.


What about a new personalized "panel"?

Cindy.....
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Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA

* runs with duct tape *


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