[Bug 60022] Re: [edgy] Number of workspaces / desktops reduced to 2

Alan Pope alan at popey.com
Tue Sep 12 22:04:32 UTC 2006


Ok. When I posted my first comment
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/60022/comments/2
I was mistaken because I have two edgy machines. One *has* four desktops
I named myself as "Dev | Web | Mail | IRC". I upgraded a *different*
machine however. That one now only has two workspaces and they are named
"Desk 1" and "Desk 2".

I realised my mistake and posted
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/60022/comments/3
.

However I have now upgraded the first machine that had four desktops and
it has indeed dropped to two. So I have lost the two workspaces and
their repective labels. If I choose 'preferences' from the context menu
for the workspace switcher I can of course increase the number - but
they get the names "workspace 3" "workspace 4".

So my point kinda still stands. The number of workspaces I had was set
at four and they had names, now there's two and the names of my others
have been lost.

My current production laptop which is still running dapper has 8
desktops in use all day. So when I upgrade to edgy (in the current
state) I will lose 6 of them and the names will be gone. Yeah, minor
thing of course, I can add them back in. But I don't think I should have
to. Just because the developer thinks 2 workspaces is enough shouldn't
force me to use 2 after an upgrade when I had a different number before
hand?

There is also the inconsistency that on one machine the workspaces are
called "Desk 1" and "Desk 2" yet on my other machine when I increase the
number of workspaces they're called "Workspace 3" and "Workspace 4".

Hope that all makes some kind of sense.

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[edgy] Number of workspaces / desktops reduced to 2
https://launchpad.net/bugs/60022




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