Isn't the "sets" idea similar to kde-activities ? http://maketecheasier.com/use-kde-plasma-activities/2010/09/01
http://lifehacker.com/5668873/use-kde-activities-to-create-different-desktops-for-work-and-personal-use the "virtual desktops" we have are indeed primitive in comparison. ---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 16:55:43 +0100 > From: t...@freenet.de > To: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Are Workspaces the right model? > > On 11/01/2011 01:53 PM, Evan Huus wrote: > > > The only advantage the current implementation has in my opinion is > > simplicity of representation - while I'm quite impressed by sets, I > > have no clear idea how the user-interface for them would work. They > > expose so many different states and actions that adding items to the > > launcher (where the Workspace switcher currently is) would quickly > > overload it. > > For the basics, a set manager could be rather similar to the workspace > switcher. That is, a launcher icon that brings up an overview of all > sets and their windows. Sets would look much like workspaces then, but > the wallpaper shouldn't be repeated per set. > > Moving windows between sets would happen via dragging. Much like moving > files between tiled file-manager views (on a single file-system). > Shift-drag for adding a window to several sets, similar to how you might > create copies of files. > > There's already grouping of windows on a per application level. The > question would be if it should be treated as being on the same, or a > different level than explicitly created sets. > > A set could be selected by a click anywhere on its area. Closing the > overview on right click. Selecting several sets via shift-clicks. > > > -- > Thorsten Wilms > > thorwil's design for free software: > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
