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Bug 356922 - Possibility to have different icons in different workspaces
Possibility to have different icons in different workspaces
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Desktop
2.14.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
: 466951 596490 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-09-20 16:26 UTC by Joseba García Etxebarria
Modified: 2018-01-02 18:46 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Joseba García Etxebarria 2006-09-20 16:26:31 UTC 
Hi!

I've been using different workspaces since I installed aiglx/compiz. I use different workspaces for different kinds of apps, then wouldn't it be nice to have different icons in the Desktops of different workspaces?. I mean something like putting a file/folder on your desktop, right click on it->"Make this file unique to this desktop".

Thanks for the great job!
Comment 1 Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle 2007-02-22 04:43:04 UTC 
I want that to :)
Comment 2 Vincent Untz 2007-09-02 11:29:26 UTC 
*** Bug 466951 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 dicir00 2007-10-21 21:18:03 UTC 
It would be a great idea, I think that most of the users would use it.
Comment 4 Dave Vree 2008-01-26 02:42:23 UTC 
There are several threads on the Ubuntu forums where new gnome users are looking for this capability.  I think it would be a great addition to nautilus.

Here is a link to a you tube video that demonstrates this capability as a proof of concept.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGXYLdZEf2c
Comment 5 Douglas Caixeta 2008-02-05 23:56:10 UTC 
This will be perfect!
Comment 6 Douglas Caixeta 2008-03-01 15:27:59 UTC 
There a suggestion of this in Ubuntu Brainstorm:

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/901/

[URL=http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/901/][IMG]http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/901/image/1/[/IMG][/URL]
Comment 7 mahfiaz 2008-11-10 16:50:07 UTC 
My mom asked why this isn't possible to have separate files on all virtual desktops. One would go for school, the other for home and one for university.

IMHO by default all desktops are filled of ~/Desktop , but when explicitly set then files from ~/Whatever would be shown for different workspaces. Also, this setting should survive changing workspaces number to 1 and back to previous.
Comment 8 A. Walton 2009-09-27 20:38:51 UTC 
*** Bug 596490 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 9 António Fernandes 2018-01-02 18:46:50 UTC 
Starting with version 3.28, nautilus will not handle the "files on desktop background" feature. For better alternatives, read this blog post https://csorianognome.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/nautilus-desktop-plans/