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Sepero
Asked: 2012-10-25 08:37:03 +0800 CST

How to have more Workspaces created/removed Automatically?

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Is there a way to have the number of workspaces automatically increase and decrease intelligently?

For example: I set a minimum of 2 workspaces, but if I have windows on those workspaces, a 3rd workspace is automatically created. If I close out the windows on workspace 2, then workspace 3 is removed.

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2 Answers

  1. I am guessing you are using Unity. This idea is a feature in the Gnome-3 desktop environment see the right column on the image below - workspaces are added and removed as necessary. In this case there are two, but if the user puts something in the second workspace, a third one is created.). enter image description here.

    To install the gnome-shell, use these commands here:

    Then, log-out and before you log back in, change your desktop by clicking on the Ubuntu icon near your login name. Here are more detailed instructions.

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  2. If you don't mind puzzling pieces together yourself, you can use wmctrland a bit of bash scripting.

    • count current workspaces: wmctrl -d | wc -l
    • change number of workspaces: wmctrl -n 4
    • check which workspaces currently have windows: wmctrl -l
    • move a window to another workspace: wmctrl -ir 0x0120017b -t 3

    Tested on xfce and unity. On unity, however, wmctrl seems to be unable to move xmessage windows.

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