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From: Davyd McColl <davydm@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with virtual desktops in Plasma
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 09:29:12
Message-Id: 1688ea399e8.278f.83c5c26c404a765ed2e55e3ab0c1c65d@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with virtual desktops in Plasma by "Martin Mokrý"
1 On January 27, 2019 11:22:28 Martin Mokrý <megacsk@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 >
4 > Dňa 27. 1. 2019 o 9:38 Davyd McColl napísal(a):
5 >>
6 >> On January 27, 2019 10:29:57 Martin Mokrý <megacsk@×××××.com> wrote:
7 >>
8 >> >
9 >> > Dňa 27. 1. 2019 o 9:14 Davyd McColl napísal(a):
10 >> >>
11 >> >> On January 27, 2019 10:01:18 AM Martin Mokrý <megacsk@×××××.com> wrote:
12 >> >>
13 >> >> > Hello.
14 >> >> > I have problem with number of virtual desktops in Plasma.
15 >> >> > In my configuration file .config/kwinrc are declared 7 desktops with
16 >> >> names.
17 >> >> > But when I try to look at GUI system settings of virtual desktops,
18 >> >> there is
19 >> >> > only 1. When I change it to another number, confirm, click on another
20 >> >> > settings panel (for example bordes) and then return to settings of
21 >> >> virtual
22 >> >> > desktops, there is again only 1 desktop.
23 >> >> > But when I change beetwen virtual desktops by using keys
24 >> (CTRL+Fx), it
25 >> >> > works like it is in kwinrc file. I see number and name of desktop in
26 >> >> center
27 >> >> > of screen for a while. Virtual desktop applet is showing only 1
28 >> desktop.
29 >> >> > Where can be problem?
30 >> >>
31 >> >>
32 >> >> Check the setting about rows vs columns. That's caught me out before -
33 >> >> I've also set up 6 virtual desktops and then it only appears that I
34 >> >> have one because I have them as 1 row x 1 column. It's a bit of a ux
35 >> >> fail.
36 >> >>
37 >> >>
38 >> >> >
39 >> >> > --
40 >> >> > Martin "Megac" Mokry
41 >> >>
42 >> > I tried to set more that 1 rows in virtual desktop settings, but both,
43 >> > number of desktop and number of rows return to 1 after returning to
44 >> > virtual desktop settings configuration panel.
45 >> >
46 >>
47 >>
48 >> Using the desktops widget from the task bar, I see two settings:
49 >> - Number of desktops
50 >> - Number of rows
51 >> I currently have both set to 3 and that's working for me (I recently
52 >> started only using 3 virtual desktops at home)
53 >> Try that? (or something similar)
54 >>
55 >>
56 > I dont have settings of number of rows and desktops in my widget. Only
57 > settings of what is showing (number of desktop, name, nothing) and what
58 > to do when I click on current desktop. When I right-click on widget
59 > there is also "Add new desktop" which open system settings where I see
60 > only number 1. But when I go with mouse over the widget it shows names
61 > of windows that are running on any desktops, not only the first.
62 Hm, what version of plasma? Whilst I do have a few things ~amd64, most of
63 plasma (barring one other widget - redshift) is amd64. System Information
64 reports plasma version 5.14.5

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with virtual desktops in Plasma "Martin Mokrý" <megacsk@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with virtual desktops in Plasma "Martin Mokrý" <megacsk@×××××.com>