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Bug 342842 - Please make changing desktop workspaces cyclic
Please make changing desktop workspaces cyclic
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 89315
Product: metacity
Classification: Other
Component: general
unspecified
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Metacity maintainers list
Metacity maintainers list
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-05-24 20:27 UTC by David Schissler
Modified: 2006-05-24 20:57 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description David Schissler 2006-05-24 20:27:40 UTC 
When I'm changing workspaces I have to specify that I want to go to the
workspace to the left and to the right.  Instead I would like a key binding that
allows me to simply go to the next desktop.  For example, on my laptop I only
use two workspaces.  I would like to be able to press one shortcut key and go to
the next desktop.  Alternatively, an option that is disabled by default in the
workspace configuration window could allow for cyclic workspaces.  It could look
something like this.  [ ] Cyclic workspace changer.

Other information:
Comment 1 Olav Vitters 2006-05-24 20:33:36 UTC 
Could be dupe of 'don't stop at last workspace', but could also be done by implementing a new keyboard shortcut.
Comment 2 Elijah Newren 2006-05-24 20:57:45 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

In particular, I think it's not something we want for the reasons pointed out by Havoc (see bug 89315 comment 19).  There is also a patch in that bug you can apply locally (as well as in at least one of the dupes).  You could also write your own little utility program or pager to do this with a separate keybinding if you like.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 89315 ***