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[Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx>]

> I also run maximus to eliminate the space-wasting titlebar.
> Test-driving GNOME Shell, I am waiting for a (native) global menu. At
> the moment, I am torn between the two approaches to use the space in
> the titlebar: window list or menu. It may be best to use only icons
> for the windows (like DockbarX) and have enough space for both menu
> and title; also regarding the departure of the notification area.
> 
> I find workspaces to be very complicated (too much to be enabled by
> default). But maybe it is just me; I do not use many applications on a
> regular basis, apart from browser, file manager and terminal.
> Nevertheless, I can comfortably work with the occasional 10 windows.
> 
> To sum it up: I think it would be best to have the tabs directly
> represent the applications, not workspaces (also for fast
> recognizability).

While I think your approach is very interesting, I, in particular,
would not be one to use it because I use very few apps maximized
and thus tabs would feel awkward.

And I agree with Paulo, workspaces are great for context-switching.
Inside a same workspace I leave windows related to same context.
This is very good for organizing my activities.