I installed a recent Raspbian/Jessie on my RPi3 and the Pixel desktop only has one workspace. Is there a way to add more? None of the preferences menu include this.
Thanks in advance.
Jeff
Re: Pixel workspaces
My Raspbian setup notes say "install obconf to setup desktops and change mouse focus rules".
PeterO
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"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Interests: C,Python,PIC,Electronics,Ham Radio (G0DZB),1960s British Computers.
"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Re: Pixel workspaces
To increase the number of desktops:
Click middle mouse-button on desktop; left-click on 'Add new desktop'.
You can switch between desktops from this same menu.
Optional: to add desktop identifier to taskbar:
Right-click on taskbar and select 'Add / Remove Panel Items'.
Click 'Panel Applets'
In 'Panel Applets' window click 'Add'
In 'Add plugin to panel' window select 'Desktop number / Workspace name' (scroll down to near bottom of list)
Click 'Up' or 'Down' to move it to desired position on the taskbar
Add and move a spacer by the same method if you wish
Then click 'OK'.
If your mouse doesn't have a middle button the old way to achieve to add desktops is by editing a file:
In Filemanager: show hidden files
Open /home/pi/.config/openbox/lxde-pi-rc.xml in a text editor.
Find <desktops> and set to required number (e.g.2)
Re-boot.
Click middle mouse-button on desktop; left-click on 'Add new desktop'.
You can switch between desktops from this same menu.
Optional: to add desktop identifier to taskbar:
Right-click on taskbar and select 'Add / Remove Panel Items'.
Click 'Panel Applets'
In 'Panel Applets' window click 'Add'
In 'Add plugin to panel' window select 'Desktop number / Workspace name' (scroll down to near bottom of list)
Click 'Up' or 'Down' to move it to desired position on the taskbar
Add and move a spacer by the same method if you wish
Then click 'OK'.
If your mouse doesn't have a middle button the old way to achieve to add desktops is by editing a file:
In Filemanager: show hidden files
Open /home/pi/.config/openbox/lxde-pi-rc.xml in a text editor.
Find <desktops> and set to required number (e.g.2)
Re-boot.
Re: Pixel workspaces
install obconf and use that....iw1 wrote:
If your mouse doesn't have a middle button ....
PeterO
Discoverer of the PI2 XENON DEATH FLASH!
Interests: C,Python,PIC,Electronics,Ham Radio (G0DZB),1960s British Computers.
"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Interests: C,Python,PIC,Electronics,Ham Radio (G0DZB),1960s British Computers.
"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Re: Pixel workspaces
Yes I only have a trackpad keyboard so there isn't a middle mouse button but I found an option "Show Window Manager Menus on Desktop clicks" on the desktop menu. That then showed a totally different menu including "Desktops >" which included a "Add new desktop" option.
But now the original menu has vanished. Hmmm.
But now the original menu has vanished. Hmmm.