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Mysterio
Asked: 2012-05-15 14:09:27 +0800 CST

How to switch workspace with mouse wheel in Unity

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I had this feature in 11.10 after using a tweak by Ubuntu tweak. The new version for 12.04 seems not to have this tweak. How can I get this tweak?

compiz unity workspaces 12.04 workspace-switcher

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  1. Best Answer

    You can achieve that with CompizConfig Settings Manager.

    Install CompizConfig Settings Manager:

    Hit Alt+Ctrl+T to open terminal and run following command:

    sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

    Or search for "compizconfig-settings-manager" in Software Center and install it from there.

    How to set it up?

    • Once installed, Hit Super key (Windows key) to open Unity dash and search for "ccsm" and open it.
    • Navigate to Desktop > Viewport Swicher

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    • Goto "Desktop-based Viewport Switching"
    • Enable and set "Move Next" to button 5, And "Move Prev" to button 4.

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    That's It!

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  2. I just installed Ubuntu 15.04, and I found a better way (at least for me) than the Move Next / Move Prev described by Basharat Sialvi, still using the CompizConfig Settings Manager that he suggested: in the Desktop Wall page, in the tab Edge Flipping, enable Edge Flip Pointer to switch to the next viewport.

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  3. So far, after having the same problem with 11.10 upgrade to 12.04, that this feature was unavailable.

    What I tried was

    unity --reset

    in a terminal window. This added the scroll wheel to the viewport switcher.

    Afterwards, this still did not work fully for me, but it's worth a shot.

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