auto-move-windows

Description

Easy management for workspaces:

  • Assign specific workspace for applications
  • Intermediate workspaces does not disappear if applications are closed

Configuration

Example:

  • Epiphany and Evolution in desktop 1
  • Terminal in desktop 2
  • Empathy and Xchat in desktop 3

(in the following instruction, <extensiondir> is the installation directory, usually "~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/auto-move-windows@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com")

GSettings configuration (for 3.3.3 onward):

$ gsettings set --schemadir=<extensiondir>/schemas org.gnome.shell.extensions.auto-move-windows application-list "['epiphany.desktop:1','evolution.desktop:1','gnome-terminal.desktop:2','empathy.desktop:3','xchat.desktop:3']"

Manual configuration (for 3.2):

  • Open <extensiondir>/extension.js

  • Modify APPLICATIONS (line 16) and insert a list of application, workspace pairs, like this:

const APPLICATIONS = ['epiphany.desktop:1','evolution.desktop:1','gnome-terminal.desktop:2','empathy.desktop:3','xchat.desktop:3']

Projects/GnomeShell/Extensions/auto-move-windows (last edited 2013-11-22 17:00:09 by WilliamJonMcCann)