ilia_kr Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Does anybody here use multiple desctops? I'm used to windows and i can't understand why would somebody need several desktops on a single display. But, if the option presents in all desctop managers then it should be worthy. How do you work with it? [moved from Talk-Talk by spinynorman] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 You simply push there whatever busy application you don't want seeing right now... that's the big idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboy Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Multiple desktops can be useful in reducing clutter when you have a lot of apps open at once. Here's a link on how one guy uses them Here's a link on setting them up in KDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 desktop 1 = email / irc / instant messenger desktop 2 = webbrowsers desktop 3 = terminal windows desktop 4 = all thing NOT related to work (me slacking off :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioshin Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 me, I remove the desktop pager, so it behaves like that on windows, does'nt have a selection of dsktop, since I usually run thunderbird,firefox,and terminal window. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polemicz Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Whenever I have to use Windows I wish there were multiple desktops. I currently use 4 (once used 6, overkill). One is only for e-mail (lots for my work), nice and clean full screen, another is for browsing, another for writing and the last for whatever. Also don't forget when in a fix there are the virtual desktops (alt+ctrl+f1 etc). I can clutter up one desktop and have others clean as a whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 There used to be an app for Windows called HP Dashboard, although not sure if it's about now. This had multiple desktops and was pretty neat. Although last time I used this I think it was pre Windows 95! :P Saying that, I'm sure there must be a utility for Windows.....somewhere..... Anyway, I just use one single desktop, since I'm not sure if it uses more resources/memory if I have too many enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Using 7 desktops. (Yes I know. I should buy a bigger LCD Screen. :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellis Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 For regular browsing, etc, I tend to just use one, but when I'm working I tend to have 4 desktops with clusters of related apps on each one: 1. Misc 2. Code 3. Graphics 4. Documentation That makes it easy to flip between (say) a web page on MySQL, and my mySQL code and related tools, without having to continually minimise and maximise windows to find the one you want. Anyway, it's just another tool. Freedom includes the freedom not to use something if you don't want to, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 If you don't use multiple desktops then you don't know its uses and benefits and great convenience. I guess some still prefer the Windows inconvenience format that even Microsoft is claiming will be changed in whatever the hell it calls its next abomination. I do use the multi desktops and wouldn't be without it. I use 6 and each one has its own wallpaper themes of pics changed every 5 minutes. That is not a major reason but it does mean if I get temporarly bored with one desktop then just a single click and I have a change. There are heaps of practical reasons for using the multi but I am not going to spend time here describing them all. They are easy enough for you to find out for yourself if you are really interested. I know there will be the usual arguments about it consuming too much resources and memory but in this day and age that is just an excuse and not a reason. Give it an honest try and you will wonder how you never appreciated it in the first place, I get frustrated when I go into Windows2000 to do things and haven't got the same convenience. That is what multiple desktops is all about---------CONVENIENCE. Cheers. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I use 4 desktops and I can't imagine being without them. They are very convenient for multitasking particularly with tasks that take some time to complete. You can be doing a large backup in a terminal with tar on one, burning a dvd on a second, have your email open on a third and surfing on the 4th. There is a tool for multiple desktops in winxp in the powertools package IIRC but it really doesn't work well. Actually, the real problem is windows doesn't multitask nearly as well as linux and having multiple desktops encourages extensive multitasking. I think that's the real reason multiple desktops were never included in windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboy Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 If you have to use Windows and you want multiple desktops, there is a Virtual Desktop Manager PowerToy available that is freely provided by Microsoft but unsupported. Windows XP PowerToys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilia_kr Posted February 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I want to clear something here: - i like windows as it is - i do like linux - i don't want multi-desktops in windows, i just asked for advice, becouse i've never used this feature ...and thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I use four desktops. The amount of apps I run is, in my case, easier to handle on multiple desktops. It improves my work efficiency. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherpa Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I love having multiple desktops... it is like having 4 different monitors./..(well not really but it is close enough) :) But... ya, you should try using them at some point... you will grow to love them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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