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Bug 606966 - workspace switcher widget shouldn't appear if there is only one workspace
workspace switcher widget shouldn't appear if there is only one workspace
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: mutter
Classification: Core
Component: general
git master
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: mutter-maint
mutter-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-01-14 15:15 UTC by Didier Roche
Modified: 2018-01-24 01:40 UTC
See Also:
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Attachments
Patch to only show the switcher if we have more than one ws (783 bytes, patch)
2010-01-14 16:13 UTC, Didier Roche 		rejected Details | Review

Description Didier Roche 2010-01-14 15:15:12 UTC 
If there is only one workspace active, and I use the key board to switch workspaces, I get a visual indication of the workspace I will be choosing, even if it makes little sense for one workspace.

Origin: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/506944
Comment 1 Didier Roche 2010-01-14 16:13:36 UTC 
Created attachment 151406 [details] [review]
Patch to only show the switcher if we have more than one ws
Comment 2 Owen Taylor 2010-01-29 16:13:03 UTC 
Review of attachment 151406 [details] [review]:

Don't think this makes sense. If the user hits the change-workspaces keybinding, they are either trying to:

 A) Change workspaces
 B) Use some key shortcut in and application that conflicts with the change workspaces key binding

In either case it's better to give the user some indication rather than silently do nothing. Yes, a single workspace indicator could be confusing (though I think it will be less so when we write a custom workspace indicator for gnome-shell), but I think workspaces are exposed enough that it's going to be less confusing this way than just doing nothing.
Comment 3 Martin Pitt 2010-01-29 17:03:32 UTC 
How is a nonfunctional work space switcher less confusing than not doing anything at all? We don't show anything for any other unassigned key combination, after all?
Comment 4 Martin Pitt 2010-01-29 17:05:59 UTC 
Is it possible to not bind the key combo at all if there is just one workspace?
Comment 5 Jonas Ådahl 2018-01-24 01:40:37 UTC 
There is no workspace switcher in mutter. Closing.