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(DIR) Post #ABa8HzMuRh9p9XQcvw by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:18:20Z
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How many virtual workspaces / desktops do you use in your operating system?I've always pretty much used the default 4 of many distros because I never felt the need for more. However, after I started using Tiling WMs, I really enjoyed having lots of desktops even if I didn't use them. And now 4 feels... small?Less than 4 feels weird though, and 1 downright gives me Windows-like goosebumps.#question #askfedi
(DIR) Post #ABa8L5dtZkpNToqu48 by metalune@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:18:54Z
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@kzimmermann 10, but it usually is around 4 and 6
(DIR) Post #ABa8VAxKfujur5kkdM by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:20:41Z
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@metalune is that in a Tiling WM? When I use AwesomeWM I often peak at about 7.
(DIR) Post #ABa8byhIeOeyrZUuES by metalune@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:21:56Z
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@kzimmermann I'm using sway, so yes
(DIR) Post #ABa8eeUcE99F4Iq7VY by tobtobxx@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:22:26Z
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@kzimmermann @metalune I regularely peak at 10, usually I have 5 workspaces.
(DIR) Post #ABa8kjuWzosvbqrdk8 by huy_ngo@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:23:32Z
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@kzimmermann Currently I'm having 5 active workspaces (of 10 in total). I think the reason why you're fine with few workspaces on stacking WM but not on tiling WM is that you can collapse (minimize) windows on stacking WM.
(DIR) Post #ABa9AE3i2l2ELrJHPM by sotolf@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:28:04Z
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@kzimmermann I have 10 workspaces configured, but usually use ~5 of them, using a tiling wm, buspwm
(DIR) Post #ABa9BdnRpwJcSuNXHM by sotolf@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:28:16Z
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@kzimmermann I have 10 workspaces configured, but usually use ~5 of them, using a tiling wm, bspwm
(DIR) Post #ABa9oF0HwxSurhn51c by dohc@mastodon.social
2021-09-21T09:35:21Z
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@kzimmermann 9 == dwm default tags (workspaces).Using 9 and then -1 for each window with background/no need to focus tasks,1 and +1 for immediate tasks.Populating middle tags for waiting tasks.Minimum 3 tags used, about 6 max.
(DIR) Post #ABaAIrPPizK0fG8whE by TinBee@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T09:40:54Z
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@kzimmermann I use sway and usually have a different thing on between 4 and 8 depending on what I’m doing
(DIR) Post #ABaCPBnv0ZuxZ5kbg0 by tomterl@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T10:04:28Z
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@kzimmermann I have 8 configured (herbstluftwm): Code, Web, Term, Remote, Files, Orga, Misc, Music - I landed there slowly during my progression through different tiling wms - herbstluftwm feels like home, I guess I'll retire with it
(DIR) Post #ABaCj2ewiZBAzk1K64 by thorn@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T10:08:02Z
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@kzimmermann 9, because https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two
(DIR) Post #ABaDm1euzg7OiNzgv2 by telroy@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T10:19:48Z
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@kzimmermann 6
(DIR) Post #ABaEgraV6wU3zB1vHs by menelkir@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T10:30:02Z
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@kzimmermann 12: 6 from G13~G18, other 6 using the same keys with shift (G15 keyboard)(i3).
(DIR) Post #ABaEhmaTBjKMlaSCeW by cirno@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T10:30:14Z
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@kzimmermann I guess I'm the odd one out for using just one.For some reason every operating system now includes those 4 you mentioned, and one of the first things I do is delete the other 3, so that I don't accidentally open something there and then get confused when trying to find it.One desktop is enough, if it cannot contain the stuff I'm doing, that means I'm doing too much. Although using a stacking WM probably helps.
(DIR) Post #ABaFBl2jUfvUfHy0f2 by arek@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T10:35:24Z
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@kzimmermann Now I use 8 workspaces - most of them consists of a terminal or/and browser window, but I also have one for Thunderbird, one for RDP via Remmina.I use i3-gaps (fork of i3wm) and have "registered" 12 workspaces in config :blobcatbolb: However normally I use maybe 5
(DIR) Post #ABaFStlSJyiqdX3ioS by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T10:38:45Z
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@menelkir nice! Guess you've beaten everyone for now!
(DIR) Post #ABaFcmMqg4GyajGE40 by menelkir@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T10:40:10Z
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@kzimmermann actually with G15 keyboard it makes things really simple and easy, otherwise it'll be a mess (I use 6 on my notebook for this reason, lol)
(DIR) Post #ABaFdrmi1RljgKsKAq by yaglb@mamot.fr
2021-09-21T10:40:42Z
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@kzimmermann 5, 1 for everyday stuff and the rest for each project I am working on on a longer time frame, each using its own wallpaper (thx, #Xfce) because it's useful to instantly know on which I'm... and it's pretty ;)
(DIR) Post #ABaHMp7uqpkyQKnOLI by pbx@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T11:00:02Z
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@kzimmermann In years of XMonad use I settled on nine dedicated screens: Scratch/tempBrowserTerminalMailEmacs (org mode)Sublime Text / VS CodeSlack/IRCMeetings/callsMusic/videoWith Super-<num> to switch and Super-shift-<num> to send.I recently started using Budgie, and have five spaces with a similar breakdown and keybindings.
(DIR) Post #ABaIn8N81I4faz1Lfs by Som89@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T11:16:00Z
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@kzimmermann 6. I was used to 4 before, but later realized that was not enough. The first two are usually reserved by the browser and mail client while the others are for different stuff I'm working on at a particular moment.
(DIR) Post #ABaJwb0J2JdoxLQBmK by wauz@muenchen.social
2021-09-21T11:28:56Z
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@kzimmermannI use 6 workspaces and often an extra tty
(DIR) Post #ABaLJQCBUIws36QQvQ by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T11:44:17Z
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@wauz nice! Digging that extra command-line love!
(DIR) Post #ABaLTwyGU4ocb1w2O8 by 5am@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T11:46:08Z
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@kzimmermann I typically use a workspace for each key application I use regularly and simultaneously in i3, so one for Firefox, another for KeePassXC. About 9 in total. Certain apps will automatically launch in their own workspaces.
(DIR) Post #ABaPbuBl71gw6HIO5g by joeligj12@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T12:32:25Z
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@kzimmermann I thought you meant desktop environments for some reason. I use 6 tags on #dwm btw
(DIR) Post #ABaT9eclmoRLXKiKg4 by wauz@muenchen.social
2021-09-21T13:12:09Z
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@kzimmermannUsing a virtual terminal for cli tools is utter waste of resources. That really counts on elderly hardware
(DIR) Post #ABaWzz51HGg5tpZX8K by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T13:55:12Z
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@pbx nice organization! I also leave lots of "scratch space" for trying out things when I use a tiling WM (Awesome)
(DIR) Post #ABaXAnXYWRbfIM4mdE by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T13:57:00Z
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@huy_ngo that's about the same as me in Awesome. But you can also minimize windows there too, with Super+n. Perhaps it has to do with me not running many fullscreen applications at a time
(DIR) Post #ABahjaPmJUPcGRfJHk by fedops@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T15:55:30Z
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@kzimmermann 6 that have applications configured on them.
(DIR) Post #ABbBPQCPaA7NPkiKKu by lig@fosstodon.org
2021-09-21T21:28:01Z
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@kzimmermann I use isolated workspaces on Gnome. Meaning, if I would switch to another one all apps will open new windows for this workspace. This allows using workspaces on demand for a new activity keeping the state of the previous one. So, the number of workspaces in use varies for me. Most often it's one or two, rarely up to 4.
(DIR) Post #ABiL8puj7onWmD0y36 by Little__Ham@fosstodon.org
2021-09-25T08:20:03Z
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@kzimmermann Between the time I answered and now I've switched from 4 to 9 and you're right, could hardly go back!
(DIR) Post #ABiQKfnZ3lO0eL80C8 by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-09-25T09:18:12Z
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@Little__Ham nice! Did you also change to a tiling WM? Because that's what "expanded my horizons" about desktop numbers, in my case :D
(DIR) Post #ABiTPUmvireToQp3GC by Little__Ham@fosstodon.org
2021-09-25T09:52:18Z
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@kzimmermann I did! Switched most of my tools to suckless tools actually.At first I tried #xmonad which is great, but I wanted something more minimalist so I now stick to #dwm :)
(DIR) Post #ABiiAL2rV5aMtd23zk by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-09-25T12:37:55Z
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@Little__Ham nice! I really like tiling WMs as well. It's a sort of learning curve, but afterwards only fun!