11.04 & Only 4 Workspaces?

th1bill · 07-12-2011, 10:08 PM

I was running 10.04 LTS with my usual 7 workspaces and had become thoroughly spoiled with it. The more I looked at 11.04 the more I knew the crybabies at the USS MS were going to Cry Me A River over this. So, I dove in and I´m getting my feet wet but there is one issue, and itś probably not an issue at all... I only have four workspaces? Can somebody give an old VIC 20 operator a shove towards where to add 3 more workspaces?

widget · 07-12-2011, 11:14 PM

gconf-editor should do the trick.

desktop>gnome>applications>window_manger>number_of_workspaces
Right click on it and chose "edit key".

Not sure how you open the thing in 11.04 but "gconf-editor" in terminal should bring it up.

7 workspaces, glad to hear it. Folks think I am crazy for merely using 6. This should show them that I am in the mainstream and not some exsesive nut.

th1bill · 07-13-2011, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by widget

gconf-editor should do the trick.

desktop>gnome>applications>window_manger>number_of_workspaces
Right click on it and chose "edit key".

Not sure how you open the thing in 11.04 but "gconf-editor" in terminal should bring it up.

7 workspaces, glad to hear it. Folks think I am crazy for merely using 6. This should show them that I am in the mainstream and not some exsesive nut.

Thank-you, Iĺl try it in just a moment but you just gave me a very long cackle! I receive the same responses from most folks, even my family but use of the different work spaces is such an essential to multi-tasking for me.

th1bill · 07-13-2011, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by th1bill

Thank-you, Iĺl try it in just a moment but you just gave me a very long cackle! I receive the same responses from most folks, even my family but use of the different work spaces is such an essential to multi-tasking for me.

I change it from <no value> to 7 and no change. I did the reboot and then a Cold Boot but no change. I may be nailed to just four work-spaces until they work on it.

Thanks any way.

widget · 07-13-2011, 01:26 PM

Sorry, been testing Ubuntu dev releases for some time up til this one. Gave up on Ubuntu and use Debian now. Lighter and they still want to be a Linux OS.

Work Spaces are there to be convenient. I have a couple that don't do much but keep background things out of my way. The rest of them are always busy.

grail · 07-13-2011, 08:19 PM

I did a little searching on google and most responses seem to say it is controlled via compiz and advise to use ccsm.