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#1 2011-08-15 17:52:19
- ijanos
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desktend - add/remove virtual desktops automatically
Hello everyone,
I created a small utility to dinamically create and destroy virtual desktops (also known as workspaces).
The tool will always create one empty desktop for your. If you put a window on it, the tool will create a new one and the empty desktops will be removed.
The minimum and maximum number of desktops are hardcoded but you can easly change them by editing the source file.
I created it for my openbox desktop but it should work with any EWMH window manager.
Any feedback is welcome. Have fun.
source & readme: https://github.com/ijanos/desktend
AUR packge: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51559
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#2 2011-08-15 19:57:27
- oliver
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Re: desktend - add/remove virtual desktops automatically
nice! works perfectly with my openbox/tint2 setup. Thanks for creating/posting
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#3 2011-08-16 07:43:54
- ArchArael
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Re: desktend - add/remove virtual desktops automatically
nice! works perfectly with my openbox/tint2 setup. Thanks for creating/posting
You don't need that script in openbox. Openbox is capable of that natively. This is my config:
<keybind key="W-d">
<action name="AddDesktopLast"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-r">
<action name="RemoveDesktopLast"/>
</keybind>Check here for more info: http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Actions#AddDesktop
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#4 2011-08-16 08:04:22
- bernarcher
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Re: desktend - add/remove virtual desktops automatically
Or simply use the built-in desktop menu (middle click on an empty desktop space). On the bottom there are entries to add/remove additional desktops.
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#5 2011-08-16 08:24:34
- ijanos
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Re: desktend - add/remove virtual desktops automatically
You guys are missing the point.
The main purpose of the program is that you dont have to add and remove desktops by clicking in a menu or pressing a keybind. Desktops will be added/removed automatically as you create/close windows on empty desktops.
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#6 2011-08-16 08:38:48
- bernarcher
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Re: desktend - add/remove virtual desktops automatically
You are right. I misunderstood the purpose.
Looks useful for people who like to have a desktop available per task.
Aside: If we only had some tagging capability, openbox could be even more useful.
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#7 2011-08-16 08:52:53
- ijanos
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Re: desktend - add/remove virtual desktops automatically
Aside: If we only had some tagging capability, openbox could be even more useful.
What kind of tagging would you like? Openbox can move windows based on their properties to specific desktops. But showing one window on different virtual desktops simultaneusly cannot be done with the EWMH standard.
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