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Since 20+ years ago I used decent window managers that let me have a 2x2 workspace. VERY simple to use. Moving the mouse works within a workspace and the same
by sliken 9y ago
Since 20+ years ago I used decent window managers that let me have a 2x2 workspace. VERY simple to use. Moving the mouse works within a workspace and the same way across workspaces (mouse off any edge).
Moving windows worked within workspaces (click, drag, drop) same as across workspaces (click, drag, drop).
Basically the principal of least surprise. Moving the mouse and clicking shouldn't have special rules across workspaces unrelated to the rules of working within a workspace.
So basically you could basically intuitively work on a space much larger than your screen without having to think about it.
Ubuntu 18.04 forces vertical workspaces (so 1x4). In the dual monitor config it only moves the left monitor across desktops. And moving windows between workspaces is a nightmare. Step one is move the mouse to the top left corner and click activities to expose. Step 2 displays all your windows as tiny icons, 2/3rd of your screen is just the background, so they aren't much bigger then icons, and theor position once exposed is unrelated to the original position. So now you have to refind your window, then drop it into one of the workspaces. But you can't watch or tell where it lands. So then you have to switch workspaces and refind that window.
Quite the pain compared to 16.04 (or any decent window manager since olvwm 20+ years ago) it's just drag and drop.
Additionally there's no spatial relationship. So a window that's off your top edge of your workspace doesn't show up in the workspace above yours. It's basically just 4 unrelated workspaces. They also prevent wrap around, so you can't go from 1 to 4, but have to visit 2 and 3 first.
Reminds me of the first hacks to OSX and Windows to get more than one desktop. Linux folks figured this out 20+ years ago with olvwm, ctwm, and many others.
- asgraham 9y agoDoes workspace grid [1] work on 18.04? Not sure how to get wrapping, though. [1] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/484/workspace-grid/ https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/484/workspace-grid/
- outside2344 9y agoNot in my hands, no.
- ben-schaaf 9y agoOdd, mine works. Are you perhaps using wayland?
- mort96 9y agoThis isn't strictly related to your suggestion, but a more general comment. Am I the only one who finds it a bit frustrating that any time someone complains about missing/bad functionality in gnome, someone recommends to install an extension, but when a user complains about stability or performance, their number of extensions are blamed?
- truncate 9y agoNo you are not the only one. I've had performance problem with GNOME on my Dell XPS 13 for a while. Initially it was mostly sluggish animations. After couple of years, with regular updates, my fan is continuously spinning and it visibly feels slow. I don't use very few popular extensions (hide title on maximize, the ubuntu defaults). I mostly use i3 which is perfect, but one of those days when I feel like using a full desktop environment, I just can't. On positive side however, scaling for hidpi screen seems to work out of box in Ubuntu 18.04.
- kylebarron 9y agoIt works for me just fine in a 2x2 grid
- indescions_2018 9y ago>>> In the dual monitor config it only moves the left monitor across desktops There is a fix for this in display settings. I have personally gotten used to the vertical alignment and new key patterns. Still using 17.10 but performance seems improved from unity and looking to maybe get back into a bit of gtk development ;)
- ajross 9y agoOh, goodness. Use your keybindings! Don't "move your mouse to the corner", press the windows key. Ctrl-Alt-Up/Down will scroll between desktops rapidly and visually. Add Shift and it will carry the focused window along with you. When you move a window, it "lands" exactly where it started, moving a window between virtual desktops doesn't change it's X/Y position (why would it? what do you want to happen?). Basically, you're having trouble learning your new tools. But different and bad are not the same thing. Spend a little longer and try harder. Everyone hates new desktops when they try them the first time. "Everyone" hated Unity too. And Gnome 2. And Gnome 1. And KDE4...
- abenga 9y agoCTR+SHIFT+(ARROW UP|DOWN)should move the current window to the workspace up or down without losing focus. A minor setting on Gnome tweak allows you to have workspaces on all monitors as well.