[Discuss] multiple desktops

[Gustavo González]

2008/4/27, Richard Leach <rileach at shaw.ca>:
> Greetings:
>         I'm a fan of multiple desktops on Linux; generally have 3 going -
>  General (mail and web browsing), Work (web browser, an editor or two,
>  Database tools) and ThinkingRock (personal activity management). A
>  couple of questions come up: a) how can I set up system start so that
>  the appropriate applications are opened on the right desktops when the
>  box powers up? and b) how can I force web-page requests from an
>  application on one desktop to be handled by a browser on that desktop?

    I think a lot part of what you want is very possible. Let's guess
you are working
    with Gnome:

   a) About the startup applications in Gnome, you just have to add
your programs from:
       System -> Preferences -> Sessions

      There is an application included in Ubuntu repositories called
"Devils Pie". It helps
      you to open your programs at the specific workspace you want.
      More info here:
      http://live.gnome.org/DevilsPie

   b)  This topic is a little more complex, but here i found i nice
forum about it:

      http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2008/01/firefox_workspa.html

   Let me know if you use another window manager (KDE?)

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