Hello GNOME developers,
Does anybody know if there is a setting to open every app (or window) on a new workspace?
I would like to try something out. It would be very helpful!
Regards,
Scott Trakker
Hello GNOME developers,
Does anybody know if there is a setting to open every app (or window) on a new workspace?
I would like to try something out. It would be very helpful!
Regards,
Scott Trakker
There is no such setting, but it’s fairly straight-forward to implement that behavior in an extension:
const { Meta } = imports.gi;
class Extension {
constructor() {
this._windowCreatedId = 0;
}
enable() {
this._windowCreatedId = global.display.connect(
'window-created', (dpy, window) => {
if (window.window_type != Meta.WindowType.NORMAL)
return;
let { workspaceManager } = global;
let ws = workspaceManager.get_workspace_by_index(
workspaceManager.get_n_workspaces() - 1);
window.change_workspace(ws);
ws.activate_with_focus(window, global.get_current_time());
});
}
disable() {
global.display.disconnect(this._windowCreatedId);
this._windowCreatedId = 0;
}
}
function init() {
return new Extension();
}
You can download the above code here.
You are a hero!!
This is perfect!!
Thanks a lot!
Now I can try out how this would work (as an usability experiment)!
One app can consist of multiple windows (for example when the option Single-Window mode in GIMP is not enabled). Do application know out of which windows they consist? Is it possible to keep those windows together on one workspace ? In other words: can you adjust the script in such away that every app is opened on a new workspace and not necessarily every window?
Sure, later tonight. Right now we have about two hours of daylight left here, so I’d rather head outside for a bit
Take your time!
I understand what you mean; I also went outside for a few hours!
Do you use your e-mail-address that is mentioned on the GNOME-website? In that case I will send you a personal e-mail and explain what I try to achieve.
And here we go! I ended up writing two versions:
Do you use your e-mail-address that is mentioned on the GNOME-website?
Yes.
You are a magician !
Thank you very much!
The second extension is one that a friend of mine would like a lot.
This week I will send you an e-mail in which I will explain what i tried to achieve.
Have a nice Sunday!
Thanks
Please note that those extensions are very much prototypes, I wouldn’t recommend using them in production (there’s at least one condition where the second extension will crash the session).
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