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Re: Mouse-based Workspace Switching

 

Can we sub in a mouse activity in place of a key combo?
On Oct 7, 2012 5:03 PM, "Sergio Costas" <rastersoft@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I found how to change the keys for moving from one workspace to another:
> open dconf-editor, and go to
>
>     org->gnome->desktop->wm->keybindings
>
> and there, modify "switch-to-workspace-left" and
> "switch-to-workspace-right".
>
> El 07/10/12 19:20, satchitb@xxxxxxxxx escribió:
> > While being able to switch workspaces with one hand, I think WASD is
> > non-obvious, especially when all four are commonly used as window
> > management shortcuts in other OSes (the first three in Ubuntu and the
> last
> > one in Windows; I think Super+S is also used in Windows for system
> > something or the other). I think a launcher makes sense, as do hot
> corners.
> >
> > On 7 October 2012 22:43, Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff <
> sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> wrote:
> >> 2012/10/7 Sergio Costas <rastersoft@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>>  Even would be nice to be able to use Super+z to go left, and Super+x
> to
> >>> go right, or something like that. I hate to have to move the mouse
> down to
> >>> a hot corner, or having to drop the mouse.
> >>>
> >> There's a proposal to assign the actions of Super+Arrow keys to
> Super+WASD
> >> keys which is a great idea IMHO.
> >>
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