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[Kristian Lyngstøl <kristian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As a side note - this is probably just a confusion between desktops and
workspaces. If you actually change "number of desktops", you will not
change the workspace layout. Desktops are generally not used in compiz
and we(Compiz-people) we've been stupid not to remove that option years
ago as it only serves to confuse users.

You have to dig REALLY deep to find any bindings that allow you to
switch _desktops_ and not workspaces. Desktops are unused because you
only map the windows on the current desktop. For Compiz, that means you
can't see any content in windows not on the current desktop, which makes
it impossible to have a cube across desktops or see a live preview of a
window on a different desktop. By using a single desktop but multiple
workspaces, this is a non-issue. Unfortunately, this is awkward and
confusing X-terminology which is only natural to people who know the
majority of the EWMH by heart. It should never had made it into a config
option as-is.

Of course, it could be something different, but I figured I'd offer an
explanation anyway (should've looked at this bug myself before it went
this stale - sorry for that)

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Lucid Lynx advanced manager is not able to change amount of desktop spaces
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/524590
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