My workspace switcher cannot change names

[Karl F. Larsen]

Chris Mohler wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The docs I see on the Gnome panel suggest that it should be easy to apply
>> names to the workspaces in the switcher.  I've found it impossible to even
>> find a place to try.
>>
>> If I right-click on a workspace in the switcher, I can select preferences
>> but the only preferences available are the number of rows and columns.
>> I haven't found anything else that even comes close.
>> I don't see anything relevant in the System -> Preferences menu either.
> 
> Open a terminal, do 'gconf-editor', then browse to
> apps/metacity/workspace names.
> 
> I've not tested this, but those certainly look like the right keys - I
> have effects turned off, so I don't really need/see the names. (I'm
> assuming you want the names to show up when it does the
> compiz-slidy-thing when changing work spaces)
> 
> HTH,
> Chris
> 

	Bingo for Chris! With karmic I went to the place Chris showed 
us and there I put names in each of 4 workspaces. I finished 
and saw nothing so I re-boot and still nothing.

	But then I put my mouse pointer over a workspace and there 
was the name I gave it! So it does work and I would never have 
guessed it would.

73 Karl


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