Set static number of workspaces in gnome-shell with dconf
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How to set the behavior of gnome-shell workspaces (static instead of dynamic) via dconf?
I configured i3 style keyboard shortcuts to switch to specific workspace with Super+<num> but gnome-shell creates workspaces dynamically, so I can not switch directly to 4th workspace to run programs there if workspace 3 and 4 are not created.
gnome3 gnome-shell workspaces dconf
edited Dec 30 '18 at 13:00
don_crissti
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asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:28
anatoly techtonik
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How to set the behavior of gnome-shell workspaces (static instead of dynamic) via dconf?
I configured i3 style keyboard shortcuts to switch to specific workspace with Super+<num> but gnome-shell creates workspaces dynamically, so I can not switch directly to 4th workspace to run programs there if workspace 3 and 4 are not created.
gnome3 gnome-shell workspaces dconf
edited Dec 30 '18 at 13:00
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:28
anatoly techtonik
900825
@don_crissti Can this extension be just a javascript that I can paste into subdir of my home folder?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 26 '18 at 3:26
Found extensions.gnome.org/extension/12/static-workspaces that says that extension is not required anymore and GNOME Tweak Tool can be used. Does it save configuration withdconf?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 30 '18 at 7:38
Oh, my bad... looks like somewhere along the way they've decided to support this viadconfkeys.
– don_crissti
Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
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How to set the behavior of gnome-shell workspaces (static instead of dynamic) via dconf?
I configured i3 style keyboard shortcuts to switch to specific workspace with Super+<num> but gnome-shell creates workspaces dynamically, so I can not switch directly to 4th workspace to run programs there if workspace 3 and 4 are not created.
gnome3 gnome-shell workspaces dconf
edited Dec 30 '18 at 13:00
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:28
anatoly techtonik
900825
How to set the behavior of gnome-shell workspaces (static instead of dynamic) via dconf?
I configured i3 style keyboard shortcuts to switch to specific workspace with Super+<num> but gnome-shell creates workspaces dynamically, so I can not switch directly to 4th workspace to run programs there if workspace 3 and 4 are not created.
gnome3 gnome-shell workspaces dconf
gnome3 gnome-shell workspaces dconf
edited Dec 30 '18 at 13:00
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:28
anatoly techtonik
900825
edited Dec 30 '18 at 13:00
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:28
anatoly techtonik
900825
edited Dec 30 '18 at 13:00
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
edited Dec 30 '18 at 13:00
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
edited Dec 30 '18 at 13:00
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:28
anatoly techtonik
900825
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:28
anatoly techtonik
900825
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:28
anatoly techtonik
900825
900825
@don_crissti Can this extension be just a javascript that I can paste into subdir of my home folder?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 26 '18 at 3:26
Found extensions.gnome.org/extension/12/static-workspaces that says that extension is not required anymore and GNOME Tweak Tool can be used. Does it save configuration withdconf?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 30 '18 at 7:38
Oh, my bad... looks like somewhere along the way they've decided to support this viadconfkeys.
– don_crissti
Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
add a comment |
@don_crissti Can this extension be just a javascript that I can paste into subdir of my home folder?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 26 '18 at 3:26
Found extensions.gnome.org/extension/12/static-workspaces that says that extension is not required anymore and GNOME Tweak Tool can be used. Does it save configuration withdconf?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 30 '18 at 7:38
Oh, my bad... looks like somewhere along the way they've decided to support this viadconfkeys.
– don_crissti
Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
@don_crissti Can this extension be just a javascript that I can paste into subdir of my home folder?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 26 '18 at 3:26
@don_crissti Can this extension be just a javascript that I can paste into subdir of my home folder?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 26 '18 at 3:26
Found extensions.gnome.org/extension/12/static-workspaces that says that extension is not required anymore and GNOME Tweak Tool can be used. Does it save configuration with
dconf?– anatoly techtonik
Dec 30 '18 at 7:38
Found extensions.gnome.org/extension/12/static-workspaces that says that extension is not required anymore and GNOME Tweak Tool can be used. Does it save configuration with
dconf?– anatoly techtonik
Dec 30 '18 at 7:38
Oh, my bad... looks like somewhere along the way they've decided to support this via
dconf keys.– don_crissti
Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
Oh, my bad... looks like somewhere along the way they've decided to support this via
dconf keys.– don_crissti
Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
add a comment |
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As you've found out, you can do this via tweak-tool:
and indeed, the changes are now done in the dconf database so if you prefer doing it in terminal you need to toggle dynamic-workspaces to false and set the desired num-workspaces so either
dconf write /org/gnome/mutter/dynamic-workspaces false
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences/num-workspaces 4
or
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 4
Altering those keys can be done also via dconf-editor.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
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As you've found out, you can do this via tweak-tool:
and indeed, the changes are now done in the dconf database so if you prefer doing it in terminal you need to toggle dynamic-workspaces to false and set the desired num-workspaces so either
dconf write /org/gnome/mutter/dynamic-workspaces false
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences/num-workspaces 4
or
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 4
Altering those keys can be done also via dconf-editor.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
don_crissti
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As you've found out, you can do this via tweak-tool:
and indeed, the changes are now done in the dconf database so if you prefer doing it in terminal you need to toggle dynamic-workspaces to false and set the desired num-workspaces so either
dconf write /org/gnome/mutter/dynamic-workspaces false
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences/num-workspaces 4
or
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 4
Altering those keys can be done also via dconf-editor.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
add a comment |
As you've found out, you can do this via tweak-tool:
and indeed, the changes are now done in the dconf database so if you prefer doing it in terminal you need to toggle dynamic-workspaces to false and set the desired num-workspaces so either
dconf write /org/gnome/mutter/dynamic-workspaces false
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences/num-workspaces 4
or
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 4
Altering those keys can be done also via dconf-editor.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
As you've found out, you can do this via tweak-tool:
and indeed, the changes are now done in the dconf database so if you prefer doing it in terminal you need to toggle dynamic-workspaces to false and set the desired num-workspaces so either
dconf write /org/gnome/mutter/dynamic-workspaces false
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences/num-workspaces 4
or
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 4
Altering those keys can be done also via dconf-editor.
answered Dec 30 '18 at 12:57
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@don_crissti Can this extension be just a javascript that I can paste into subdir of my home folder?
– anatoly techtonik
Dec 26 '18 at 3:26
Found extensions.gnome.org/extension/12/static-workspaces that says that extension is not required anymore and GNOME Tweak Tool can be used. Does it save configuration with
dconf?– anatoly techtonik
Dec 30 '18 at 7:38
Oh, my bad... looks like somewhere along the way they've decided to support this via
dconfkeys.– don_crissti
Dec 30 '18 at 12:57