GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 652601
Changing workspace when I "open" an application is surprising
Last modified: 2011-06-15 08:05:27 UTC
I had 2 workspaces: one with a browser and email, another with a terminal and another browser window. In the first workspace, I was editing a wiki page in the brower when I felt the need to have a terminal, so I did "Activities->Terminal", and got switched to workspace 2 (since there was a terminal already open). But what I really wanted was a new terminal in workspace 1. It took me a few seconds to realise I'd changed workspace. By coincidence, the wiki page I was editing in Workspace 1 was open in Workspace 2 for reading. So there were a few seconds when I was wondering where my unsaved work had gone. Not nice! If there were some visual indicator in the dash that an application is already open, and/or if clicking on an application opened a new window in instances where that makes sense, rather than switching to the existing one, that would address this particular hart-beat skip :) Thanks, Dave..
(In reply to comment #0) > If there were some visual indicator in the dash that an application is already > open, There is - icons of running applications are marked with a spotlight-like effect (similar to the highlight of active items in the top bar). Too subtle? > and/or if clicking on an application opened a new window in instances > where that makes sense, I guess it's hard to come up with a good definition of "making sense" - are you suggesting something like bug 650030?
(In reply to comment #1) > (In reply to comment #0) > > If there were some visual indicator in the dash that an application is already > > open, > > There is - icons of running applications are marked with a spotlight-like > effect (similar to the highlight of active items in the top bar). Too subtle? Since I'm discovering it now, I would say yes :) > > and/or if clicking on an application opened a new window in instances > > where that makes sense, > > I guess it's hard to come up with a good definition of "making sense" - are you > suggesting something like bug 650030? It definitely is hard. I would say for a terminal or browser, new window makes the most sense, for something that is more logical as a single instance app (the GIMP, Rhythmbox, etc) switch to workspace makes more sense. And yes, bug #650030 is raising exactly the same issue. So I guess this counts as a duplicate. Thanks, Dave. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 650030 ***