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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    The future of virtual desktops
From:       Hans Chen <hanswchen () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-02-24 21:34:09
Message-ID: AANLkTi=xk3RhChx9vLFN7AM=+gFUrxOeFn3UQPSCMPeF () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hi all,

It seems like the more mature activities become, the more important it is t=
o
distinguish them from virtual desktops. Many people feel that it's confusin=
g
to have two similar concepts, and although I think I understand the
differences between activities and virtual desktops quite well, I agree wit=
h
the complaints.

My hope is that activities will get a more prominent place in future
versions of KDE Plasma Workspaces. Now the question is, what will happen
with virtual desktops? There are people who want to get rid of
them[1]<http://forum.kde.org/brainstorm.php#idea93689_page1>completely,
but I can see how this suggestion is disliked. Some suggest that
virtual desktops should be disabled by
default[2]<http://hanschen.org/2011/02/04/activities-a-change-in-workflow/#=
comment-1316>
.

What I want to know is the following: Are there any plans or outlines
regarding how to proceed with virtual desktop (and activities)? Are they
documented somewhere?

If not, this thread can serve as a place for discussing this. I realize tha=
t
this involves the KWin people as well, but I'm not familiar with
cross-posting to mailing lists, and I know that at least Martin Gr=E4=DFlin
reads this list.

With best regards,
Hans Chen

--
[1] http://forum.kde.org/brainstorm.php#idea93689_page1
[2]
http://hanschen.org/2011/02/04/activities-a-change-in-workflow/#comment-131=
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Hi all,<br><br>It seems like the more mature activities become, the more important it \
is to distinguish them from virtual desktops. Many people feel that it&#39;s \
confusing to have two similar concepts, and although I think I understand the \
differences between activities and virtual desktops quite well, I agree with the \
complaints.<br> <br>My hope is that activities will get a more prominent place in \
future versions of KDE Plasma Workspaces. Now the question is, what will happen with \
virtual desktops? There are people who want to get rid of them<a \
href="http://forum.kde.org/brainstorm.php#idea93689_page1">[1]</a> completely, but I \
can see how this suggestion is disliked. Some suggest that virtual desktops should be \
disabled by default<a \
href="http://hanschen.org/2011/02/04/activities-a-change-in-workflow/#comment-1316">[2]</a>.<br>
 <br>What I want to know is the following: Are there any plans or outlines regarding \
how to proceed with virtual desktop (and activities)? Are they documented \
somewhere?<br><br>If not, this thread can serve as a place for discussing this. I \
realize that this involves the KWin people as well, but I&#39;m not familiar with \
cross-posting to mailing lists, and I know that at least Martin Gräßlin reads this \
list.<br> <br>With best regards,<br>Hans Chen<br><br>--<br>[1] <a \
href="http://forum.kde.org/brainstorm.php#idea93689_page1">http://forum.kde.org/brainstorm.php#idea93689_page1</a><br>[2] \
<a href="http://hanschen.org/2011/02/04/activities-a-change-in-workflow/#comment-1316" \
>http://hanschen.org/2011/02/04/activities-a-change-in-workflow/#comment-1316</a><br>



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