[XFCE] How to "nail" the number of desktops?
 

Hi there!

From time to time my XFCE forgets the number of desktops I configured. Instead of four desktops there is only one.

Is it possible to nail that configuration, eg. by setting a certain file read-only?

TIA

Gregor

PS: XFCE 4.8, Debian 7 Wheezy, please no comments on old software and security - thanks!

Not an XFCE user, but here you go...
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1752044
Check ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfwm4.xml

Great, thanks!

So again it's the right word to use ... I used „desktop“ instead of „workspace“.

Gregor

(grin) "Workspaces" is the more usual term, as in "You can have several 'workspaces' in your 'desktop environment.'"

But I think everyone who read your post knew what you meant.:)

can confirm that manjaro xfce has a property name for "workspace count" in ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfwm4.xml that looks like it should do the trick.

I think I have seen „virtual desktop“ more often than „virtual workspace“. Issues concerning language can be very confusing :-)

Gregor

Yes, that term is also used.

Some terminology is ironclad. For example, in speaking Linux, do not refer to a "partition" as a "drive" (as Windows does), because a drive is a physical device, whereas a partition is a designated space on said physical device.

Some terminology is a bit looser.

The main thing in a place like LQ is, did you get your point across clearly. And you did.