[Discuss] "Upgrading" Ubuntu - showing workspaces on taskbar

[pw]

I think in system settings under 'appearance' there should be a checkbox
to enable workspaces. I think that enables the workspace switcher.

P


On 14-01-18 06:27 PM, Murray Strome wrote:
> I seem to run into this annoyance (among others) whenever I upgrade Ubuntu:
>
> I like to have my workspaces show up on the taskbar.
> I just upgraded one of my computers to Ubuntu 13.10 and installed Ubuntu
> 14.04 (pre=release) on another.
>
> Some time ago, I had upgraded my wife's computer. In both cases, I am
> using the GNOME Classic desktop environment.
> Sysinfo gives me this same information on both 13.10 computers.
>
> Release:Ubuntu 13.10 (saucy)
> GNOME : 3.8.4 (Ubuntu 2013-12-05)
> Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (#23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 9 18:17:04 UTC 2013)
> OS: Linux
> GCC version: 4.8 (x86_64-linux-gnu)
> Xorg version: 1.14.5 (17 December 2013  10:06:15AM)
>
> On my wife's computer, on the taskbar it shows my four windows (with
> tiny icons showing which applications are running on each).
>
> On both my 13.10 and 14.04 computers, the bottom taskbar shows an icon
> that says "N/4"  where N
> is the number of my current Workspace. there is also another Icon which
> is a blue circle with a "3" in it. If I right-click on it,
> it shows me three applications (I don't know how it chooses them).
>
> To switch Workspaces   I can click on the "N/4" and select the Workspace
> I want.
>
> Any idea as to how I can show the workspaces there instead of (or as
> well as) that "N/4". It is an annoying extra mouse click to get to the
> window I want as it is.
>
> I think I have fixed this in the past, but cannot remember how.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Murray
>
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