On Sat, 2006-10-28 at 16:28 -0600, Myles Green wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:08:03 -0600 Kim Lux lux@diesel-research.com wrote:
I love how pressing both mouse buttons goes from desktop to desktop.
Huh? That doesn't happen here... using either that or the mouse wheel to switch desktops (anywhere on the desktop, not just over the pager) would be oh so sweet... just like in Xfce :)
Wow, I thought I was blabbing too much. Makes me wonder what *I* don't know about Linux functionality too.
I'm running KDE. I don't have any desktop icons in my taskbar. Pressing both the right and left mouse buttons brings up a menu with Unclutter Windows, Cascade Windows, Desktop1, <list of Desktop1 apps>, Desktop2, <list of Desktop2 apps>, etc.
So I'm always running multiple desktops. General apps on one desktop, work specific on another, etc. One two button mouse press and I jump to the other desktop. It keeps me nice and organized and I'm not always opening and shutting down apps.
I don't see where to enable the two button desktop list functionality. In "configure-kdesktop" (right click on desktop, configure...) I see "Mouse wheel over desktop background switches desktop" as an option. I have that disabled. Maybe that has something to do with it.
I am also running dual widescreen monitors. Between the dual monitors and the multiple desktops, I'm using tons of desktop area. Its great ! Maybe my need for desktop area has something to do with the fact that I started programming on a Mac Plus, with a 9 inch monitor, B&W nonetheless. And it only ran 1 application reliably. The task switcher in Mac OS 6.x was prone to crash, especially if one had a pointer bug in their C code ! My how things have changed !
I have to say that I am much more productive with Linux than Windows.