workspace switcher: name OR preview, but not both
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-panel
Workspace Switcher v2.20.1 on Ubuntu gutsy (7.10)
Bug or feature request... not sure which.
I can turn on workspace names in the switcher, but then I lose the preview that is normally there.
I use 12 workspaces. With so many, it's hard to remember which one is for which use. Normally, I can see what is running in each workspace, but I can't tell which workspace is which. So I give them names and then choose to display the names. But then the preview goes away and I can not tell if there are open windows in each workspace without really looking for it (listing the windows in the window selector, or visiting each workspace in turn). In fact, without the preview, the entire workspace switcher turns into a big waste of space, just like 12 static buttons.
It would be nice if I could see the names as well as the previews. I know that makes the display a little busier. But if I have to give up either names or previews, the switcher's usefulness is diminished quite a lot.
Alan
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov 25 21:40:05 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.20.1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitec
ProcCmdline: gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1
ProcCwd: /home/alan
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
Uname: Linux kimono 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
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status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
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importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
Changed in libwnck: | |
status: | Confirmed → Expired |
Thanks for your report, Do you have enabled the Visual Effects?