Gnome language layouts, multiple desktops,

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:44 AM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 03/25/2009 07:57 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:08 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Gnome - Intrepid: right click the screen icon in the top panel, select
>>> preferences, enter the amount of workspaces you want.
>>>
>>> Gnome - Hardy: Same as above except enter the number of workspaces you
>>> want in the column box - leave the Rows at 1.
>>>
>>> Both work with or without compiz.
>>
>>
>>
>> Still doesn't work for me.
>>
>> This issue with Workspace Switcher and Compiz is indeed a bug and it
>> is marked for expiration in 29 days if no further info is given.
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwnck/+bug/155438
>>
>> and
>>
>> Workspace Switcher/compiz kills gnome pannel when attempting to switch
>> work place
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/340061
>>
>
> What doesn't work for you regarding what I posted? Dotan asked:
>
>> 4) I cannot find where to configure a single desktop as opposed to the
>> two that Gnome gives me as default. Clicking Preferences from the
>> desktop pager applet does not give me an option to change the amount
>> of desktops, nor does anywhere else in the menus that I can find.
>> Googling leads me to believe that it _should_ be in the applet but it
>> is not. What am I doing wrong?
>>
>
> My instructions provide that information and it works (for me) on both
> Ubuntu (Gnome) Intrepid and Hardy. Does that not work for you?
>
> 340061 provides no details (including which version of Ubuntu) and is a
> duplicate of 155438.
>
> 155438 [Compiz - workspace switcher shrinks and workspaces do not work
> corectly] involves an Compiz (perhaps) issue of multiple workspace rows
> on the panel.
>


As as said before in this thread, regarding part (4) of Dotan's
original post, after testing Brian McKee's advice:

"Same problem here with Workspace Switcher (8.10 i386), setting visual
effects from normal to none re-enables managing."

Which seems to be what the bug reports. Once Visual Effects are set to
normal (driver NVidia 180) I can no longer access the full range of
Workspace Switcher options (in my case at the bottom right part of the
screen) , just "rows"and "columns", which seems to provide nothing. If
I set Effects to none, the Switcher immediately returns to its full
options (without booting). No special Compiz features enabled here,
just plain normal at a plain vanilla Human-Clearlooks Gnome.

The bugs are indeed duplicates because I have just set them as duplicates.

Still didn't try at my 8.04 or 8.10/64.


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