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author | Phil Bull <philbull@gmail.com> | 2011-03-20 16:17:46 -0400 |
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committer | Phil Bull <philbull@gmail.com> | 2011-03-20 16:19:36 -0400 |
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diff --git a/gnome-help/C/shell-windows-workspaces.page b/gnome-help/C/shell-windows-workspaces.page index a9fd4b7..80414d0 100644 --- a/gnome-help/C/shell-windows-workspaces.page +++ b/gnome-help/C/shell-windows-workspaces.page @@ -1,25 +1,100 @@ <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" + style="task" id="shell-windows-workspaces"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="shell-windows#working-with-workspaces"/> + + <desc>Workspaces are added automatically; there's always one more workspace available in the activities overview.</desc> - <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-19" status="review"/> + <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-19" status="candidate"/> <credit type="author"> <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name> <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email> </credit> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + </info> <title>What is a workspace, and how will it help me?</title> -<p>Workspaces refer to the grouping of windows on your desktop. - You can create many workspaces, which act like virtual desktops. -Workspaces are meant to reduce clutter and make the desktop easier to navigate.</p> + <p>In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview, move your cursor to the right-most side of the screen. A vertical panel will appear with your current workspaces plus an extra empty (having no open application windows on it) workspace. + </p> + <list> + <item><p> + To add a workspace, move an application window from an existing workspace onto the empty workspace in the right panel. To do this, click on an application window in a workspace and drag and drop it onto the empty workspace. This workspace now contains the window you dropped into it, and a new empty workspace should appear at the bottom of the workspace panel. + </p></item> + <item><p> + To remove a workspace simply close all the window in it, or move the window onto a previous workspace. + </p> + + </item> +</list> + +<p>There is always at least one workspace.</p> + + +<section id="switch"> + <title>Switch between workspaces</title> +<terms> +<item> + <title>From the <gui>Activities</gui> overview:</title> +<p> + If you have multiple workspaces open, you can click on each workspace to view the open windows on each workspace. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <title>From workspace and <gui>Activity</gui> overview:</title> +<list> + <item><p> +Press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>↑</key></keyseq> to move to a workspace which is above the current workspace. +</p></item> +<item><p> + + Press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>↓</key></keyseq> to move to a workspace which is below the current workspace. +</p></item> +</list> + +</item> +</terms> + +</section> + +<section id="move"> + <title>Move windows to a different workspace</title> + <p> +You can move a window between workspaces. +</p> +<p>In a workspace: </p> +<steps> +<item><p> +Click on the window to make it <em>live</em>. +</p></item> +<item><list> +<item><p> +Press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Shift</key><key>↑</key></keyseq> to move the window to a workspace which is above the current workspace. </p></item> +<item><p> + Press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Shift</key><key> ↓</key></keyseq> to move the window to a workspace which is below the current workspace. + </p></item> +</list></item> +</steps> + +<p>In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview:</p> + +<steps> +<item><p> + Click and drag the window to the right of the screen. +</p></item> +<item><p> + The panel with the workspaces will appear. +</p></item> +<item><p> + Drop the window onto the empty workspace. This will move the window to a new workspace and a new empty workspace will be created. +</p></item> +</steps> +</section> -<p>You could use workspaces to organize your work. For example, you could have all your communication windows, such as e-mail and your chat program on one workspace and the work you are doing on a different workspace. Your music manager could be on a third workspace.</p> </page> |