Gnome3 predefining virtual desktops

Question

I've been a loyal user of Gnome 2 for many years now. I wanted to try Gnome 3.Many things in G3 don't bother me at all; however, not being able to predefine virtual desktops really erks the hell out of me. How do I disable dynamic desktops?

My work flow over the past years leaves me with a framework.

• Desktop1: Windows
• Desktop6: IRC & Server Monitors

This gives me the ability to play with the remaining 4 desktops.

How can I predefine my 6 desktops so I can immediately assign windows to them, without having to grow to 6 desktops?

Answer 1

There are a new set of extensions which let you get some of the gnome2 look and feel back. One of those lets you disable the dynamic desktops and instead lets you have a fixed no of static desktops.

You can find there here

http://intgat.tigress.co.uk/rmy/extensions/index.html

And there's a tutorial how to use the extensions.

http://www.webupd8.org/2011/05/new-gnome-shell-extensions-that-provide.html

Answer 2

That extension is all kind of bugged. Nothing works on it, and the author doesn't expect it to work.

Gnome 3 sucks, don't use it. Gnome 3 sucks, don't use it.