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Bug 655262 - Allow workspace re-arrangement
Allow workspace re-arrangement
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 646409
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.1.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-07-25 13:40 UTC by Ross Burton
Modified: 2011-07-25 14:23 UTC
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Description Ross Burton 2011-07-25 13:40:43 UTC 
It should be possible to drag and drop workspaces in the overview to change the ordering, as an alternative to moving multiple windows between workspaces to change the ordering.

After talking to aday about this on IRC we decided that this makes sense as dragging windows between workspaces is already possible with window thumbnails, and using the "thumbnail is the object" guideline dragging the workspace should manipulate the workspace.
Comment 1 Jakub Steiner 2011-07-25 13:45:41 UTC 
This means ditching drags of windows across workspaces in the workspace sidebar. Having both would require too much pointer precision. Personally I favor rearranging the workspace order as suggested in this bug to the current "thumbnail in a thumbnail" window management.
Comment 2 Ross Burton 2011-07-25 14:13:25 UTC 
Oh yes, I forgot to say that.  You need to be able to drag the entire workspace because if you allowed both dragging of windows and workspaces you'd have some workspaces that were not draggable because of nothing to grab on to.

I don't think many people use the window drag-and-drop available in the workspace thumbnails because the targets are so small and more readily available in the main overlay display.
Comment 3 Jasper St. Pierre (not reading bugmail) 2011-07-25 14:23:04 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.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 646409 ***