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yes it does have workspaces, 9 of them that aren't just moving around windows but windows's own Virtual Desktop, but no the state isn't stored through reboots,

yes it does have workspaces, 9 of them that aren't just moving around windows but windows's own Virtual Desktop, but no the state isn't stored through reboots, though that is one of the goals.

lolive 6y ago
I have dozen named workspaces on i3. Limiting them or not providing the ability to (re)name them or create them on the fly makes the whole experience of virtual desktops pretty lame.
- mcyoloswagham 6y ago
  since it's using virtual desktops you can just win+tab and do that
  - lolive 6y ago
    Direct access through names and autocompletion: I won't accept anything less productive. Also: Auto creation of workspaces on new name, auto deletion of workspace when it contains no window. This is the base of i3. That plus its scriptability that is so freaking awesome.
    - Shared404 6y ago
      Luckily mcyoloswagham doesn't need you to accept it. I quite like the look of it, I'll quite likely use it next time I need Windows for something more useful than gaming.
      - lolive 6y ago
        I was very rude in my comment. And I apologize. But the fact stays: i3 is not solely about windows management. It is a major step forward in workspace management too. Bringing to Windows all the i3 features in term of workspace management would (in my opinion) be the real game changer. But I presume it is technically challenging.
      - lolive 6y ago
        Which WM/desktop manager do you use when you are not on Windows?
        Shared404 6y ago
        Depends on the machine. I daily drive Gnome shell with the Pop_OS tweaks on my laptop. On a couple of other desktops (both at work and home), I use KDE, i3, and Sway. I've played around with XFCE, enlightenment, vanilla GNOME as well. Which one I use highly depends on the usecase of the machine. Pop_Shell is a nice all-rounder, it's got decent tiling, decent defaults, Jack-of-all-trades, master of none feel. KDE is nice for machines I share with others, and when I just use a machine occasionally for light work/gaming. I also like it for machines that I do graphics work on, as A) Krita is a KDE app, and B) GIMP/Krita don't play with tiling very well, and I forget to turn it off in Pop!_Shell. Yes that's my fault. Yes it's still a factor. I like i3/Sway for doing actual work in, especially with regards to ops and development work. XFCE was fine, not my favorite, but it did the job. Ditto for enlightenment. Vanilla GNOME is a nightmare. I can't stand it.
        lolive 6y ago
        I am surprised, given your very reasonable experience, that you do not highly praise the flexibility of i3 workspace management.
        Shared404 6y ago
        Honestly, I've never had a need for it. I've done deep dives into software as I've needed it, and even just the very surface level of familiarity with i3 was plenty to get enough of a performance boost that the WM was not what was limiting my productivity. At that point, why spend more time optimizing it? I did daily drive it for a while on my laptop, and highly enjoyed being able to set up workspaces complete for different uses at the touch of a button, but I don't need that days, and didn't do much useful work when I did use it. Edit: A big part of this is that the machines I use i3/Sway on these day's are really just single purpose machines that I don't do enough different things on to justify refreshing workspace management in my head. I find just being able to sanely open/manipulate open terminals is enough.
- NathanielK 6y ago
  The biggest issue on W10 is that there's no way to even more windows from one workspace to another without several clicks, unlike most Linux implementations that have hot keys or dragging the icon around.
lolive 6y ago
Where does that limit of 9 comes from? Doesn't Windows 10 accept more that 9 desktops? I have tried the shortcut Ctrl+Win+D and could create more than 9 desktops on my Win10 install.

yes it does have workspaces, 9 of them that aren't just moving around windows but windows's own Virtual Desktop, but no the state isn't stored through reboots, though that is one of the goals.

lolive 6y ago

I have dozen named workspaces on i3. Limiting them or not providing the ability to (re)name them or create them on the fly makes the whole experience of virtual desktops pretty lame.

mcyoloswagham 6y ago
since it's using virtual desktops you can just win+tab and do that
- lolive 6y ago
  Direct access through names and autocompletion: I won't accept anything less productive. Also: Auto creation of workspaces on new name, auto deletion of workspace when it contains no window. This is the base of i3. That plus its scriptability that is so freaking awesome.
  - Shared404 6y ago
    Luckily mcyoloswagham doesn't need you to accept it. I quite like the look of it, I'll quite likely use it next time I need Windows for something more useful than gaming.
    - lolive 6y ago
      I was very rude in my comment. And I apologize. But the fact stays: i3 is not solely about windows management. It is a major step forward in workspace management too. Bringing to Windows all the i3 features in term of workspace management would (in my opinion) be the real game changer. But I presume it is technically challenging.
    - lolive 6y ago
      Which WM/desktop manager do you use when you are not on Windows?
      - Shared404 6y ago
        Depends on the machine. I daily drive Gnome shell with the Pop_OS tweaks on my laptop. On a couple of other desktops (both at work and home), I use KDE, i3, and Sway. I've played around with XFCE, enlightenment, vanilla GNOME as well. Which one I use highly depends on the usecase of the machine. Pop_Shell is a nice all-rounder, it's got decent tiling, decent defaults, Jack-of-all-trades, master of none feel. KDE is nice for machines I share with others, and when I just use a machine occasionally for light work/gaming. I also like it for machines that I do graphics work on, as A) Krita is a KDE app, and B) GIMP/Krita don't play with tiling very well, and I forget to turn it off in Pop!_Shell. Yes that's my fault. Yes it's still a factor. I like i3/Sway for doing actual work in, especially with regards to ops and development work. XFCE was fine, not my favorite, but it did the job. Ditto for enlightenment. Vanilla GNOME is a nightmare. I can't stand it.
        lolive 6y ago
        I am surprised, given your very reasonable experience, that you do not highly praise the flexibility of i3 workspace management.
        Shared404 6y ago
        Honestly, I've never had a need for it. I've done deep dives into software as I've needed it, and even just the very surface level of familiarity with i3 was plenty to get enough of a performance boost that the WM was not what was limiting my productivity. At that point, why spend more time optimizing it? I did daily drive it for a while on my laptop, and highly enjoyed being able to set up workspaces complete for different uses at the touch of a button, but I don't need that days, and didn't do much useful work when I did use it. Edit: A big part of this is that the machines I use i3/Sway on these day's are really just single purpose machines that I don't do enough different things on to justify refreshing workspace management in my head. I find just being able to sanely open/manipulate open terminals is enough.
NathanielK 6y ago
The biggest issue on W10 is that there's no way to even more windows from one workspace to another without several clicks, unlike most Linux implementations that have hot keys or dragging the icon around.

lolive 6y ago

Where does that limit of 9 comes from? Doesn't Windows 10 accept more that 9 desktops? I have tried the shortcut Ctrl+Win+D and could create more than 9 desktops on my Win10 install.