Re: Workspaces off the grid

[Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <andrew pitonyak org>]

> Now I'm finding that I'm constantly defining spaces rather than just
> using them.  What's worse I'm constantly scanning all of the spaces
> looking for applications, because muscle memory doesn't work any more
> because there's no spatial point of reference.

Yes.

> >  Is there a keyboard short cut or an overview system I'm supposed to
> >  use navigate running applications quickly?
> >
> >  Yes... Off hand, I would begin here:
> >  http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet
> >  http://askubuntu.com/questions/36956/gnome-3-keyboard-mouse-shortcuts
> >  On Fedora, I found a list of shortcuts from system settings from 
> > this  link  http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=263727
> >  Specifically,  User > System Settings >  Keyboard > Shortcuts
>
> There doesn't seem to be anything new here that helps me organize
> applications.  There are just a few variations of alt-tab style
> switchers.  I still have to scroll through every running application
> with alt-tab or control-alt-up/down to find anything.  How do I
> quickly go to a running application without scanning through all
> running applications?

Sounds like an accurate assessment. You can certainly scroll through the 
workspaces, but you cannot assume that they will be in any particular 
location unless you create them in a particular order (or so it seems).

> >  I am still out as to whether I love or hate Gnome 3. It seems that 
> > you  need to make a serious investment in relearning how to work to
> > receive benefits. In other words, your old way of working will not
> > function here. For a casual user that does not make heavy use of
> > the UI intricacies, I doubt if it will make a difference.
>
> I'm still struggling to understand the benefits I'm supposed to get
> from this new system.  I only had to create workspaces once in the
> previous system.  I never had to think about creating them, because
> I used the ones I already had.  I knew where everything was, because
> it stayed where I put it.
>
> If a workspace isn't a place any more, what is it?  I need a new
> mental image.  What has the desktop been replaced with?
>
>
>
> -Alan
>
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