How can I add a live Unity-style workspaces icon to the gnome-shell dock?
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I have configured gnome-shell in Ubuntu 18.04 to have 4 static workspaces in a grid with the "Workspace grid" gnome-shell extension.
I have also disabled the workspace overlay that pops up whenever you change workspaces with the "Disable workspace switcher popup" extension.
This provides an experience similar to what I had set up in Ubuntu 16.04.
However what I miss is the little workspaces icon that used to live in the Unity launcher. I rarely actually used this to change workspaces - instead I liked the fact that it had a little diagram of the workspace grid and showed which workspace you were on.
I can't find an equivalent for gnome-shell.
The closest kind of thing is the "Workspace indicator" extension but this only shows a number (ie "2") for the current workspace rather than a diagram, which is far less visually helpful. It is also in the top bar rather than the dock.
Is there anything out there that indicates workspace with a diagram? Ideally it would be able to live in the dock, but the top bar would be fine.
Thanks.
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I have configured gnome-shell in Ubuntu 18.04 to have 4 static workspaces in a grid with the "Workspace grid" gnome-shell extension.
I have also disabled the workspace overlay that pops up whenever you change workspaces with the "Disable workspace switcher popup" extension.
This provides an experience similar to what I had set up in Ubuntu 16.04.
However what I miss is the little workspaces icon that used to live in the Unity launcher. I rarely actually used this to change workspaces - instead I liked the fact that it had a little diagram of the workspace grid and showed which workspace you were on.
I can't find an equivalent for gnome-shell.
The closest kind of thing is the "Workspace indicator" extension but this only shows a number (ie "2") for the current workspace rather than a diagram, which is far less visually helpful. It is also in the top bar rather than the dock.
Is there anything out there that indicates workspace with a diagram? Ideally it would be able to live in the dock, but the top bar would be fine.
Thanks.
unity gnome-shell workspaces gnome-shell-extension ubuntu-dock
edited Nov 27 at 23:16
pomsky
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asked Nov 27 at 13:44
justyn
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up vote
3
down vote
favorite
I have configured gnome-shell in Ubuntu 18.04 to have 4 static workspaces in a grid with the "Workspace grid" gnome-shell extension.
I have also disabled the workspace overlay that pops up whenever you change workspaces with the "Disable workspace switcher popup" extension.
This provides an experience similar to what I had set up in Ubuntu 16.04.
However what I miss is the little workspaces icon that used to live in the Unity launcher. I rarely actually used this to change workspaces - instead I liked the fact that it had a little diagram of the workspace grid and showed which workspace you were on.
I can't find an equivalent for gnome-shell.
The closest kind of thing is the "Workspace indicator" extension but this only shows a number (ie "2") for the current workspace rather than a diagram, which is far less visually helpful. It is also in the top bar rather than the dock.
Is there anything out there that indicates workspace with a diagram? Ideally it would be able to live in the dock, but the top bar would be fine.
Thanks.
unity gnome-shell workspaces gnome-shell-extension ubuntu-dock
edited Nov 27 at 23:16
pomsky
27.7k1185111
asked Nov 27 at 13:44
justyn
514
I have configured gnome-shell in Ubuntu 18.04 to have 4 static workspaces in a grid with the "Workspace grid" gnome-shell extension.
I have also disabled the workspace overlay that pops up whenever you change workspaces with the "Disable workspace switcher popup" extension.
This provides an experience similar to what I had set up in Ubuntu 16.04.
However what I miss is the little workspaces icon that used to live in the Unity launcher. I rarely actually used this to change workspaces - instead I liked the fact that it had a little diagram of the workspace grid and showed which workspace you were on.
I can't find an equivalent for gnome-shell.
The closest kind of thing is the "Workspace indicator" extension but this only shows a number (ie "2") for the current workspace rather than a diagram, which is far less visually helpful. It is also in the top bar rather than the dock.
Is there anything out there that indicates workspace with a diagram? Ideally it would be able to live in the dock, but the top bar would be fine.
Thanks.
unity gnome-shell workspaces gnome-shell-extension ubuntu-dock
unity gnome-shell workspaces gnome-shell-extension ubuntu-dock
edited Nov 27 at 23:16
pomsky
27.7k1185111
asked Nov 27 at 13:44
justyn
514
edited Nov 27 at 23:16
pomsky
27.7k1185111
asked Nov 27 at 13:44
justyn
514
edited Nov 27 at 23:16
pomsky
27.7k1185111
edited Nov 27 at 23:16
pomsky
27.7k1185111
edited Nov 27 at 23:16
pomsky
27.7k1185111
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asked Nov 27 at 13:44
justyn
514
asked Nov 27 at 13:44
justyn
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asked Nov 27 at 13:44
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