Instead of crowding your work on to one screen, you can use virtual
desktops, which extend your workspace to multiple desktop areas. For
example, you may have your browser open on one desktop. If you want to
use a word processor and email program without having them all be on top
of each other, you can have each application run on its own desktop.
By default, four desktops are available to you. However, using the
configuration utility for your window manager, you can modify that
number. To run sawfish's configuration
program, middle-click on your desktop (or click your right and left
mouse buttons simultaneously), and select
. Go to the entry called
Workspaces to increase or decrease the number
of available desktops. You can also go to
=> =>
=> =>
.
In the Workspaces field, use the arrows or enter a
number manually to determine the number of workspaces. You can name the
Workspaces by clicking on Insert and typing a
name in the pop-up box that appears. Likewise, you can edit and delete
workspace names by clicking on the appropriate buttons.
The numbers in the Columns and
Rows fields are multiplied by the number in the
Workspaces field, increasing your number of
workspaces. Enter different numbers in these fields and click on
Try. Watch the display on the workspaces tab
change as you do this.
In this same window, click on the Edge Flipping tab.
If you choose Select the next desktop when the pointer hits the screen
edge, you will be moved to the next desktop when you point
the cursor at any edge of your current desktop. Activate the Only flip when
interactively moving a window option and you will only be moved
to the next screen automatically if you are dragging an open window with
the cursor. Leave both of these options unchecked and you can click on the
desktop you want in the Desk Pager to move to another desktop. To manually
move an open window from one desktop to another, right-click on the top
border and select Send window to for window moving
options.
The Pager (see Figure 2-7) is a GNOME
utility which allows you to switch desktops (or workspaces) by clicking
on the corresponding desktop, as well as see which applications are
currently running.
 | Additional Tasklists and Desk Guides |
|---|
| | You can add new
Pagers and Desk Guides to the panel by
right-clicking on the panel and moving your cursor to
=> => => and selecting either
or
from the menu.
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