On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Daniel Hollocher <danielholloc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey folks, > So Im getting used to unity. One thing I noticed is that I would > really prefer each workspace to have its own set of icons. I try to > be task oriented, and I use the desktop to place icons there > representing different tasks, or trains of thought that I have. So > having a new workspace copy all my "thoughts" from another workspace > doesn't make sense in my mind. > > I know this has been talked about before, if not here, then elsewhere. > It looks like the tech just isn't there. > > I know we talked about it when GNOME 2.0 was being born, but I think that was mostly on IRC and I don't remember anything but the outcome: we didn't get those, we didn't even get unique backgrounds. (Even Mac OS X has unique backgrounds now.) The tech is there in the sense that most, if not all, of the necessary window manager protocols are available. I don't know if there's a spec for sharing information about which desktop has which background or anything like that. (If that's even needed.) There is no extant design for how to get to having unique desktops, or the details of how they interact. Given the default set up, how do I indicate that this desktop or that one should be unique? How do I change the background if this desktop, but not that one? How can I move an icon from one desktop to another? How does the system keep track of what's on what desktop when there's only one ~/Desktop folder? Can I only turn from one desktop to another, or can I lock one away like I'd close a folder? Can we go from 2x2 workspaces to something that allows as many desktops needed? (What's the switcher icon going to look like?) How can I explain multiple desktops or workspaces to someone when I can't even decide if they are desktops or workspaces or maybe something else? Let me answer this one in part: many people have more than one "desk". An architect might have a desk for regular paperwork, a drafting table for drafting, a meeting table for meetings. I have a desk and some lab benches at work, a desk at home, a kitchen counter, etc. My wife has a writing desk, a computer desk, a comfy chair for reading with an end table for notebooks etc. Did I include in there the idea of sharing spaces? I think I did. Why cannot one of my workspaces be a shared space? If it is, how does that work? I would really like to see this happen, so I would like to take some > steps to make it happen. What steps can I take? What are the > obstacles? Please help. > I hope my questions are helpful. I have partial answers for all of them, but my experience has led me to not say so much without code to show for it. Cheers, Greg P.S. - Accidentally replied first to just Daniel. Sorry about the duplicate, Daniel.
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