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Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively
Date 2018-02-19 15:00 +0100
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On 02/19/2018 07:06 AM, songbird wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 02/16/2018 02:51 PM, songbird wrote:
>>> Richard Owlett wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> What I would like would be to have differing sets of applications
>>>> available in each workspace.
>>>
>>>     i understood you the first time you wrote that.
>>
>> <groan> and/or <grin>
>> I beg to differ ;<
>>
>> In my initial post I attempted to describe what I wanted.
>> In my last post I gave a concrete {even if contrived} example of goal.
>>
>> This time I'll borrow from set theory.
>> *CAVEAT LECTOR* Last time I saw set theory was in <Logic 101 "An
>> Introduction to Logic"> circa 1962.
>>>> Currently all workspaces have icons to access *_identical sets_* of
>>>> applications.
>>
>> This may be crux of issue.
>> I used "set" in the set theory sense.
>> I said *nothing" about what was open anywhere/anywhen.
>> IOW
>> WORKSPACE1's desktop displays only launch icons from SETalpha
>> WORKSPACE2's desktop displays launch icons from SETbeta and SETgamma
>> WORKSPACE3's desktop displays only launch icons from the intersection of
>> SETomicron and SETzeta
> 
>    *shrug*
> 
>    you want launchers instead of actually running
> programs?  in this age of SSDs and plenty of memory
> i can tell you that i get done exactly what you want
> with groups of programs running in each desired
> desktop and it doesn't involve me having to wait
> for anything to start or click on when i change
> desktops...
> 
>    if i don't change anything in most of the open
> applications then it doesn't matter if i kill them
> off by shutting down from a command line.  next time
> i boot the machine they're there waiting for me by
> the time i sit down.
> 
>    so to me you are making more work for yourself
> having to click items open.
> 
>    installing a completely different desktop just
> because you don't like what is in the panel or on the
> desktop (mate tweak will turn off all or some of the
> desktop icons) for launchers strikes me as throwing
> out the baby with the bathwater.
> 
>    another option (of similar sillyness IMO) is to
> set up a different user for each group of items you
> want in the desktop and panel.  it isn't too bad to
> switch users and you can have your most common first
> desktop/user logged in automatically when you boot
> up.  but, again, oy...
> 
> 
>    songbird
> 
> 

Our minds evidently work in different vector spaces ;}
Elsewhere it has been suggested that KDE "activities" matches my goals.
I also been pointed to fvwm and fvwm-crystal.
This morning I've been reading
 
<http://cs.brown.edu/courses/cs009/02/Linux_intro/GettingStarted.html>  and
   <http://fvwm-crystal.sourceforge.net/>

I've just used Synaptic to install fvwm-crystal as optimal for my 
idiosyncratic preferences. Now to reboot and see what happens <grin!>
{ I *AM* a "learn by doing" type.}
Thank you.

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Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-16 13:40 +0100
  Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-02-16 18:00 +0100
    Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-16 21:00 +0100
      Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-02-16 22:00 +0100
        Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-02-16 22:50 +0100
          Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-16 23:10 +0100
        Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-16 23:00 +0100
          Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-02-19 14:10 +0100
            Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-19 15:00 +0100
            Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com> - 2018-02-28 07:40 +0100
              Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-02-28 13:50 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Dominic Knight <dominicknight@gmx.com> - 2018-02-28 14:10 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2018-02-28 18:10 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-03-02 01:30 +0100
              Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-28 14:30 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-28 15:10 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-28 16:20 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-02-28 16:40 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-02-28 16:50 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-28 17:50 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-03-02 01:30 +0100
                Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-03-02 01:40 +0100
  [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-17 04:40 +0100
    Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces  effectively Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-02-17 11:30 +0100
      Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-02-17 12:20 +0100
        Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces  effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-17 14:20 +0100
      Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces  effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-17 14:00 +0100
    Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-02-17 14:20 +0100
      Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces  effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-17 15:30 +0100
    Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-17 14:50 +0100
      Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces  effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-17 15:40 +0100
        Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces effectively John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-17 16:10 +0100
          Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's workspaces  effectively Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-17 16:40 +0100
            Re: [likely out of luck] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-02-17 17:20 +0100
              Re: [likely out of luck] John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-17 17:50 +0100
              Re: [likely out of luck] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-17 20:30 +0100
                Re: [likely out of luck] John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-17 20:50 +0100
                Re: [likely out of luck] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-19 18:40 +0100
                Re: [likely out of luck] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-02-19 20:00 +0100
                Re: [likely out of luck] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-02-17 22:10 +0100
                [ROFL] cross product [CAVEAT LECTOR] -- Re: [likely out of luck] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-17 22:50 +0100
                Re: [ROFL] cross product [CAVEAT LECTOR] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-02-17 23:10 +0100
                Re: [ROFL] cross product [CAVEAT LECTOR] -- Re: [likely out of luck] John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-17 23:30 +0100
                Re: [likely out of luck] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-02-17 22:10 +0100
                Re: [likely out of luck] John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-17 22:30 +0100
                Re: [likely out of luck] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-02-17 22:50 +0100
                Re: [likely out of luck] John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-17 23:20 +0100
          fvwm resources, was Re: [likely out of luck] was -- Re: Using MATE's  workspaces effectively David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-02-17 17:20 +0100

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