Solved New to Mint Have installed desktop switcher but can't find out how to move apps from 1 desktop to another ?

[DaftVader]

I though i'd cracked by not moving but opening a new app in the new window at first it seemed to work,
But a few minutes later it had gone back to desktop 1 and hid itself under my other apps.
Oh I'm On Zena BTW just moved this morning!
any help appreciated

Mike

 

[Condobloke]

Detail please. Are you talking about having two monitors....and moving whatever is on one monitor, over to the other monitor? ...or something else entirely ?

 

[f33dm3bits]

I don't think you need a workspace switcher to switch workspaces/desktops on Linux Mint, but someone who uses Cinnamon daily may correct me if I'm wrong.

How to Set Up Workspaces with Cinnamon Desktop on Linux Mint

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[Susmaleguy1]

Are you using 2 monitors? If not, just delete the other workspace if you're not using it.

 

[MikeWalsh]

@Condobloke :-

I'm fairly certain the OP is referring to the "desktop pager", Brian. I know how ours works in Puppy, but this varies from one distro (and DE) to another, so someone used to Mint will be better placed to give advice here.

Just my two-penn'orth, FWIW.

Mike.

 

[Condobloke]

I am none the wiser, @MikeWalsh ..... I search for desktop pager in Software Manager and it is not present.

 

[MikeWalsh]

@Condobloke :-

I am none the wiser, @MikeWalsh ..... I search for desktop pager in Software Manager and it is not present.

Ah, no; I don't suppose you would, Brian. Didn't I see you post somewhere a while back, saying that you use a single desktop for everything?

If that's the case, then you wouldn't have a desktop pager.....because you'd have no need of one.

This is the widget in the tray that allows switching between virtual desktops:-

I use 6 of 'em in Puppy, because it permits running multiple apps at the same time; I can have a browser open on one, a file-manager and perhaps a terminal on another, be rendering a video with Openshot on a third.....it keeps things separate, and there's no confusion like ya get when constantly minimizing/maximizing different windows.

I had enough of that with the Redmond nightmare, years ago...


Mike.

 

[Condobloke]

Didn't I see you post somewhere a while back, saying that you use a single desktop for everything?

I run two monitors, and have done for quite some time. If I open (for eg) my email on one monitor, I click on 'view this thread' and move the mouse to the second monitor...and it will open there....or if leave the mouse on the same page, the new email open there. i can drag and drop open tabs from one monitor to another, and have two monitors chock a block full of open tabs. (gives the 32gb of ram something to do)

desktop pager?....no clue here.

On Linux Mint I have no need of it.

 

[Condobloke]

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""Have installed desktop switcher ""​

Where was it downloaded from ?

I assume you have desktop icons for the apps. These are usually just dragged and dropped to where you want them.

 

[MikeWalsh]

@Condobloke :-

Sounds like you're doing in hardware what virtual desktops let you do via software. Using the desktop pager set for 6 'virtual desktops' lets me treat a single monitor as though it WAS 6 separate monitors.

I wouldn't want to be surrounded by that many REAL monitors, though!


Mike

 

[KGIII]

Applets > Manage > "Workspace Switcher"

Right click on the application (in the task bar, the list of open applications) and the 2nd most option is what you're after.

 

[PuppyHome]

@Condobloke :-

Sounds like you're doing in hardware what virtual desktops let you do via software. Using the desktop pager set for 6 'virtual desktops' lets me treat a single monitor as though it WAS 6 separate monitors.

I wouldn't want to be surrounded by that many REAL monitors, though!


Mike

That's what I'm sort of doing with Mint. With a twist.

I apply Mint's 'hot corners' which is fantastic. It is configurable in Settings.
What it does is assigning actions to corners where you'd move the mouse to and either can see Workspaces, Open Applications (on the worskspace you're working on), Show Desktop or Run a Command.
When choosing to show all workspaces and everything running in it ou can choose to add another one by simply clicking the + tab on the right and pooff there's another one.

Very handy to keep things organized. Hot Corners is sort of underrated imo.

 

[DaftVader]

AH! THANKYOU ! . That was it, just clicking on the taskbar Icon !! great! I tried dragging etsc but nothing else worked

 

[KGIII]

AH! THANKYOU ! . That was it, just clicking on the taskbar Icon !! great! I tried dragging etsc but nothing else worked

Yup. It's pretty simple, once you know how. I could see it also being easily overlooked, especially if you're flustered, new to it, etc...

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