Short-keys to switch workspaces?

Josef Wolf jw at raven.inka.de
Mon Aug 30 18:47:55 UTC 2021


On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 08:35:36PM +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
> Am Montag, dem 30.08.2021 um 20:27 +0200 schrieb Josef Wolf:
> > On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 01:46:15PM +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
> > > Am Montag, dem 30.08.2021 um 11:32 +0200 schrieb Josef Wolf:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > > 
> > > > I know, I can switch workspaces with CTRL-ALT-Up and CTRL-ALT-Down. This works
> > > > fine if there are only two or three Workspaces. But it gets very annoying when
> > > > there are abot 10 workspaces. In Addition, one needs ALWAYS two hands to
> > > > switch workspaces.
> > > > 
> > > > With KDE, one can switch virtual desktops using CTRL-Fx. How can I tell Unity
> > > > to switch workspaces with CTRL-Fx?
> > > 
> > > I've done that. You can define key combinations for switching desktops
> > > somewhere. The caveat is, this works only for the first four desktops. I
> > > doubt more can be done somewhere else.
> > 
> > Ah, yes. It's in Settings->Keyboard-shortcuts and then scrolling down. Thanks!
> > 
> > But only shortcuts for the first four workplaces can be defined there. How
> > would one define shortcuts for more workplaces?
> 
> My guess is that you can't. If it was possible, it should be here, with the
> first four.

With KDE, the GUI also allows to define only a couple of desktops. But a lot
more can be defined by manually editing the config-file.

Maybe this would work with gnome too? Where is this configuration stored?

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Josef Wolf
jw at raven.inka.de




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