More than two workspaces

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More than two workspaces

Post by Kox »

Hi everyone.
Recently I have install a new version of Linux Mint 15 and faced with the problem.
How to make more than two workspaces in new Cinnamon? In the settings I have not found this option and workspaces are not added automatically.
What I am doing wrong?:)
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Re: More than two workspaces

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Just open Expo (hot corner in top left by default, or ctrl+alt+up arrow) and click on the + bar at the right edge of your screen to add a workspace. You can also remove workspaces in Expo, or name them.
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Re: More than two workspaces

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xenopeek wrote:Just open Expo (hot corner in top left by default, or ctrl+alt+up arrow) and click on the + bar at the right edge of your screen to add a workspace. You can also remove workspaces in Expo, or name them.
The problem is there is no + bar in the right edge of the screen , as in previous versions.
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Re: More than two workspaces

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Then something is wrong; I have it here on Linux Mint 15.
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Re: More than two workspaces

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For me, I found these hot corners to be an immediate nuisance. So now we have to use Expo to activate our workspaces and be careful every time we approach a corner with our mouse. Not the most brilliant thinking on someone's part. From the first day I thought that this was a bug that would be solved. Now I understand that the workspaces on the panel is not broken. It's a supposed feature I turned off. :roll:
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Re: More than two workspaces

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You can also use the "dconf-editor" to setup options:
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Re: More than two workspaces

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It's actually the top left corner if you want to see the + sign on the right. Upper right shows currently open windows, upper left shows the desktops. :D
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Re: More than two workspaces

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Doh :) Thanks, fixed it in above.
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Re: More than two workspaces

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@kox,

I don't know if you actually found a solution to your problem, but in Linux Mint 15, when you go to the Expo screen, it no longer is a + sign but a > arrow. If you click on the >, it should give you the additional workspaces you're looking for. At least that's how it works on my Mint 15, on which I use four workspaces.
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Re: More than two workspaces

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In Mint 14 MATE you can use CTRL-ALT in combo with left or right arrow to move between 4 workspaces. You can also set keyboard shortcuts for each window if you want.
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Re: More than two workspaces

Post by hieverybdy »

I ran into the same problem with my install of Mint 15, but after checking Expo there's neither a "+" nor a ">" or any symbols whatsoever to indicate addition or removal of workspaces. After toying around with keyboard shortcuts while in Expo, I found a way to add or delete workspaces. Using the "+" key (or "Shift" + "=/+") adds a workspace. The "delete" key removes a workspace, and from what I can tell it seems it removes every last one first. So for instance, if you have four workstations--"1, 2, 3, 4"--it'll remove 4 first, then 3, then 2. For some reason, the keyboard shortcuts aren't listed at all in the keyboard settings gui, so it became a matter of trial and error.
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Re: More than two workspaces

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Thank you hieverybdy!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D
I am running Linux Mint 17 w/Cinnamon and your hot key combos worked perfectly for me! Thanks a bunch!

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