Virtual Desktops

>>56378527
none on windows. 3 on os x

>>56378527
Ive tried using them but they've mostly just resulted in me forgetting I moved something to a different desktop and wishing I hadn't.
I'm sure they're necessary if you tile your windows, but they're pretty useless if you just keep a big heap of them and navigate them with the tray.

>>56378527
2 desktops:
1. General use
2. Windows VM for work

I usually average around four, but if I'm using my laptop all day I can get to eight without really trying.

>>56378527
Never

I've gotten used to using four, have a little widget in the panel that shows the outlines of the windows on each workspace so I know roughly what's where.

At home I usually reserve #1 for email and torrent client or other background stuff that I want to look at once in a while. #2 is the active one most of the time, with the browser open. #3 and #4 are video playback, music playback (if ncmpcpp isn't running in TTY6 instead), stuff I'm reading etc. I like reading my lecture notes in fullscreen and being able to have Libreoffice in another workspace, then maybe Pinta behind the Libreoffice window for editing screenshots ...
At work I use them even more. #1 is email, monitoring (How long have I been at work? How's the database?) and work-related browsing. #2 is non-work related browsing, music player (alternatively TTY6 for this one) and supertuxkart during breaks. #3 is all terminal windows for grid engine access, ssh into work server, file manager with results etc. #4 is IDE and programming-related shit (text editor, file manager with source directory, terminal with ipython for quick calculations).

I love using them and I get annoyed when I'm forced to use Windows 7 at uni.
> open file browser on prof's server
> open pdf file with lecture notes
> open another pdf with lab assignment
> open file browser in my personal directory
> open IDE for lab assignment
> open web browser to look something up
etc
> spend minutes alt-tabbing until I find the window I want
REEEEE

One for web and shit. Another one for atom + tmux. Last one for music player. Working without workspaces is gay.

Same with basic tiling windows software like quicktile.py

I can't imagine me working on windows and switching all windows with alt tab.

VDs are essential for me.

>>56378527

never

>>56379203
Same as me bro. It's idiotic to not use them same as working with waterfall methodology not the scrum way.

I also hate when I'm forced to use Windows. It's so unfriendly when you have more than 3 windows open.

>>56379259
It's funny how bad window management can be in an OS that NAMED ITSELF WINDOWS.

>>56378527
2 on Windows. One for general use, and one for programming.

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>>56379203
>>56379259
>>56379283
Windows 10 natively supports virtual desktops.

>>56379347
Thank you for your valuable input, Rasheed. Here are 10 rupees.

>>56379259
>>56379283
desu I haven't had any problems since 10 came out. Virtual desktops are easy to use, and while the WM can only handle 4 windows without getting tedious, I've never used more than 4 on any OS with any hardware set-up. If you have more than 4 windows up at all times, use virtual desktops. It's pretty intuitive. Win-Right moves a window right, Win-Up moves it up. So Win-Right then Win-Up makes a window occupy the upper-right corner, and you can push other windows to its sides with similar commands.

>>56378527
Never used them because the task bar is shared between all desktops, making it kinda pointless imo. If not for that I'd use them a lot more

>>56379396
>more than 4 windows up at all times
Even one Windows can't stay up for more than a couple days, let alone 4. #shitserveradminssay

It's nice Win10 does at least that. Better late than never I guess. If only it wasn't a complete clusterfuck in other regards.

>>56378527
Not at all because in reality it's just a way to minimize and maximize a group of windows. And the workflow isn't natural with virtual desktops. I have 3 monitors instead.

When working I have the middle display for vim. The left one for references/google. The right one program output/logging and other tools.

When lazying around I have browser in main windows or videoplayer. On the left screen I have a few twitch windows open. On the right I often a few more browser windows.

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>>56379466

>>56379466
Okay? And?

It's shit, I don't use them.

>>56378527
literally all the time

desktop 1: web browser
desktop 2: all my terminals in a screen
desktop 3: discord chat
desktop 4: a gaym

this is on linux but on windows its completely useless because there are no hotkeys to hop between each one except going left and right
also
>having to move each window to each desktop on boot on windows when on linux a script can do that

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>>56378527
All the time. I've got it set at 4 but usually 2 is enough.
I mostly navigate with keyboard shortcuts, and just use the taskbar applet when I forget what desktop an application is on, or whether I closed something or not.

>>56379573
Fuck off.

I use them a lot in Ubuntu, It really helps you to organize and multitask.
I'ts nice that Win10 finally implemented them (took them a good 25 years) but I hate that you can't see the program in the taskbar if it's on another desktop.

I have Qubes OS so everything I do is in a VM

daily reminder even Snowden praised Qubes OS and called you all "drones in a botnet" for not using it