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virtual desktop is a term used with respect to user interfaces

usually within the WIMP paradigm, to describe ways in which the size of a computer's desktop environment is expanded beyond the physical limits of the screen's real estate through the use of software. This saves space in the desktop area.

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In KDE Plasma, how can I switch between virtual desktops using Meta + Tab?

I'm using KDE Plasma 5 right now, and I noticed that the keyboard shortcut Meta + Tab is used to switch between Activities, and Alt + Tab is obviously used to switch between windows. I would like to know if there's a similar way to switch between…
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How to fix one virtual desktop to my second monitor with KDE?

I have two monitors on a NVIDIA card. KDE combines the second monitor with TWinView to all my virtual desktops. While this is nice I'd rather had an additional virtual desktop (let's say desktop #5) fixed to my second monitor while switching…
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How to set one Virtual Desktop as the "external monitor" source on 12.04?

On my laptop using 12.04 I would like to have two virtual desktops, one should be visable only to the person using the computer and the other should be the one that is shown when I attach an external device. At the moment I use the "mirror display"…
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How to switch workspace with mouse wheel in GNOME Shell

A system like the workspaces in Unity7 had an icon on the dock or something similar that give you the possibility of cycle through virtual desktops with mouse buttons or wheel. For who is not familiar with Unity7 workspaces and virtual desktops,…
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How to setup Unity desktop switcher as a 2D Torus network?

Currently I have my desktops set up like this as a 3x3 grid: 3x3 Desktop I would like it to work like a 2D torus network, i.e. if I am using the top left desktop and press ctrl+alt+left I swap to the top right desktop. Any ideas about how to do…
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Automatic sending of windows to virtual Desktop 2 in plasma

In KDE environment, I want every LibreOffice document, when opened, to go automatically to virtual Desktop 2 and every Chromium window be on Desktop 1 (wherever they are opened). Is there a way to make this automatic?
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Ubuntu Budgie: Is there a way to show a window in all workspaces?

In most desktop environments, you can set a window to be visible in all workspaces or virtual desktops. I can not find this option in Ubuntu Budgie: Is it possible? If not officially supported, are there workarounds?
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Separate panels for separate workspaces in tint2

I am running Ubuntu 11.10 x64. I have tint2 installed in an attempt to get a GNOME2-like bottom-panel. Suppose I have windows A, B, and C open on Desktop 1, and windows D and E on Desktop 2. Right now, panel buttons for all 5 windows are on the…
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KDE plasma 5 windows open up in random virtual desktops

I'm using plasma 5.8.7 under Ubuntu 16.04 (not an original Kubuntu installation), with several virtual desktops. I have also changed the panel options to "Only show tasks from the current desktop". It seems that after every time I reboot, when I try…
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Is there dynamic virtual desktop on Ubuntu Unity?

As far as I know, there is virtual desktop on Ubuntu, but the number of them are constant. Can I have the dynamic virtual desktop like Gnome3, elementary OS or Windows 10? elementay OS's virtual desktop is the easiest for me to use.
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Is it resource consuming if I use multiple work-spaces?

I use multiple programs in different categories.(Emacs, terminal, Firefox, music player, IRC client, virtual box, ...) I was curios, if it was better for my old and slow Ubuntu Desktop to use work-spaces instead of minimizing programs and switching…
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Disable alt + tab moving windows by itself

Whenever I press Alt + Tab , Unity moves the window I'm switching to so that the whole window is inside the screen. This behavior is excruciatingly annoying because I often move a window (usually text editors) partially outside the current screen so…
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KDE: Virtual desktops: how to make each desktop grid square shortcut have its own color

I have these virtual desktops on Kubuntu 20.04: To easier distinguish between them, I'd like each to have its own color, like this: Is it possible to achieve?
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How to remove the (n+1)-th virtual desktop (workspace) on Ubuntu 18.04?

I know how to switch from one virtual desktop to another, but it happen to me often that I open a 3rd virtual desktop not on purpose and even by doing a Super+Space I cannot remove it. I can see 3 virtual desktop at the right side of my screen…
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Losing KDE desktop when switching

This is probably something simple but it's quite frustrating. I have KDE set up to have two desktops set under "System Settings->Virtual Desktops". I can type ctrl-left and ctrl-right to switch between them no problem. If I type "window-tab",…
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