How to have gnome shell change to the workspace of an app when trying to open an app that is already...
I am using a vanilla GNOME Shell 3.28.3 and I have multiple workspaces set up.
In one workspace A I have a browser running, in another workspace B, I have PHPStorm running, and I have a workspace C in which nothing is active.
If I am in workspace A or C, and try to open PhpStorm through the GNOME shell launcher, it appears as if nothing happens.
If I am in workspace B where the app is running and try to open PhpStorm, yet the app is minimized, it appears as if nothing is happens.
I have two expectations:
the workspace should change from A to B, and the app I tried to open, should be in focus into foreground when it was minimized before.
the workspace should not change, but a new instance of my application should be run. this already happens for application like google chrome
How can I achieve my expected behavior as described in 1? I would not mind a solution like 2, yet it is not my preferred solution.
How can I change the behavior that behave as described in 2?
18.04 gnome gnome-shell workspaces
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I am using a vanilla GNOME Shell 3.28.3 and I have multiple workspaces set up.
In one workspace A I have a browser running, in another workspace B, I have PHPStorm running, and I have a workspace C in which nothing is active.
If I am in workspace A or C, and try to open PhpStorm through the GNOME shell launcher, it appears as if nothing happens.
If I am in workspace B where the app is running and try to open PhpStorm, yet the app is minimized, it appears as if nothing is happens.
I have two expectations:
the workspace should change from A to B, and the app I tried to open, should be in focus into foreground when it was minimized before.
the workspace should not change, but a new instance of my application should be run. this already happens for application like google chrome
How can I achieve my expected behavior as described in 1? I would not mind a solution like 2, yet it is not my preferred solution.
How can I change the behavior that behave as described in 2?
18.04 gnome gnome-shell workspaces
asked 9 hours ago
k0pernikusk0pernikus
2,96963063
2
Which version of Ubuntu are you using? I am using Ubuntu 18.04. I cannot reproduce what you describe to be the problem. I have firefox open in Workspace A, LibreOffice Writer open in Workspace B, and nothing in C. Workplace changes from A to B if I am on A and click on the LibreOffice Writer favorite icon on the Dock. Similarly if I am in B, and click on the Firefox favorite icon, workspace switches to A. Same thing happens if I am in C, and click on something that is open in A or B. In other words, I am experiencing (1).
– user68186
9 hours ago
@user68186 I am on 18.04
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
2
I tried it with a freshly installed Ubuntu (in a VM). I still can't reproduce it. The default Gnome Shell in both my production machine and the VM test machine is 3.28.2. Did you install the 3.28.3 specifically?
– user68186
8 hours ago
@user68186 Thanks for your feedback, I may have misconfigured my desktop. I will have to look deeper into this another time.
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
1
Please delete the question.
– user68186
8 hours ago
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I am using a vanilla GNOME Shell 3.28.3 and I have multiple workspaces set up.
In one workspace A I have a browser running, in another workspace B, I have PHPStorm running, and I have a workspace C in which nothing is active.
If I am in workspace A or C, and try to open PhpStorm through the GNOME shell launcher, it appears as if nothing happens.
If I am in workspace B where the app is running and try to open PhpStorm, yet the app is minimized, it appears as if nothing is happens.
I have two expectations:
the workspace should change from A to B, and the app I tried to open, should be in focus into foreground when it was minimized before.
the workspace should not change, but a new instance of my application should be run. this already happens for application like google chrome
How can I achieve my expected behavior as described in 1? I would not mind a solution like 2, yet it is not my preferred solution.
How can I change the behavior that behave as described in 2?
18.04 gnome gnome-shell workspaces
asked 9 hours ago
k0pernikusk0pernikus
2,96963063
I am using a vanilla GNOME Shell 3.28.3 and I have multiple workspaces set up.
In one workspace A I have a browser running, in another workspace B, I have PHPStorm running, and I have a workspace C in which nothing is active.
If I am in workspace A or C, and try to open PhpStorm through the GNOME shell launcher, it appears as if nothing happens.
If I am in workspace B where the app is running and try to open PhpStorm, yet the app is minimized, it appears as if nothing is happens.
I have two expectations:
the workspace should change from A to B, and the app I tried to open, should be in focus into foreground when it was minimized before.
the workspace should not change, but a new instance of my application should be run. this already happens for application like google chrome
How can I achieve my expected behavior as described in 1? I would not mind a solution like 2, yet it is not my preferred solution.
How can I change the behavior that behave as described in 2?
18.04 gnome gnome-shell workspaces
18.04 gnome gnome-shell workspaces
asked 9 hours ago
k0pernikusk0pernikus
2,96963063
asked 9 hours ago
k0pernikusk0pernikus
2,96963063
edited 8 hours ago
k0pernikus
asked 9 hours ago
k0pernikusk0pernikus
2,96963063
asked 9 hours ago
k0pernikusk0pernikus
2,96963063
asked 9 hours ago
k0pernikusk0pernikus
2,96963063
2,96963063
2
Which version of Ubuntu are you using? I am using Ubuntu 18.04. I cannot reproduce what you describe to be the problem. I have firefox open in Workspace A, LibreOffice Writer open in Workspace B, and nothing in C. Workplace changes from A to B if I am on A and click on the LibreOffice Writer favorite icon on the Dock. Similarly if I am in B, and click on the Firefox favorite icon, workspace switches to A. Same thing happens if I am in C, and click on something that is open in A or B. In other words, I am experiencing (1).
– user68186
9 hours ago
@user68186 I am on 18.04
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
2
I tried it with a freshly installed Ubuntu (in a VM). I still can't reproduce it. The default Gnome Shell in both my production machine and the VM test machine is 3.28.2. Did you install the 3.28.3 specifically?
– user68186
8 hours ago
@user68186 Thanks for your feedback, I may have misconfigured my desktop. I will have to look deeper into this another time.
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
1
Please delete the question.
– user68186
8 hours ago
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Which version of Ubuntu are you using? I am using Ubuntu 18.04. I cannot reproduce what you describe to be the problem. I have firefox open in Workspace A, LibreOffice Writer open in Workspace B, and nothing in C. Workplace changes from A to B if I am on A and click on the LibreOffice Writer favorite icon on the Dock. Similarly if I am in B, and click on the Firefox favorite icon, workspace switches to A. Same thing happens if I am in C, and click on something that is open in A or B. In other words, I am experiencing (1).
– user68186
9 hours ago
@user68186 I am on 18.04
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
2
I tried it with a freshly installed Ubuntu (in a VM). I still can't reproduce it. The default Gnome Shell in both my production machine and the VM test machine is 3.28.2. Did you install the 3.28.3 specifically?
– user68186
8 hours ago
@user68186 Thanks for your feedback, I may have misconfigured my desktop. I will have to look deeper into this another time.
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
1
Please delete the question.
– user68186
8 hours ago
2
2
Which version of Ubuntu are you using? I am using Ubuntu 18.04. I cannot reproduce what you describe to be the problem. I have firefox open in Workspace A, LibreOffice Writer open in Workspace B, and nothing in C. Workplace changes from A to B if I am on A and click on the LibreOffice Writer favorite icon on the Dock. Similarly if I am in B, and click on the Firefox favorite icon, workspace switches to A. Same thing happens if I am in C, and click on something that is open in A or B. In other words, I am experiencing (1).
– user68186
9 hours ago
Which version of Ubuntu are you using? I am using Ubuntu 18.04. I cannot reproduce what you describe to be the problem. I have firefox open in Workspace A, LibreOffice Writer open in Workspace B, and nothing in C. Workplace changes from A to B if I am on A and click on the LibreOffice Writer favorite icon on the Dock. Similarly if I am in B, and click on the Firefox favorite icon, workspace switches to A. Same thing happens if I am in C, and click on something that is open in A or B. In other words, I am experiencing (1).
– user68186
9 hours ago
@user68186 I am on 18.04
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
@user68186 I am on 18.04
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
2
2
I tried it with a freshly installed Ubuntu (in a VM). I still can't reproduce it. The default Gnome Shell in both my production machine and the VM test machine is 3.28.2. Did you install the 3.28.3 specifically?
– user68186
8 hours ago
I tried it with a freshly installed Ubuntu (in a VM). I still can't reproduce it. The default Gnome Shell in both my production machine and the VM test machine is 3.28.2. Did you install the 3.28.3 specifically?
– user68186
8 hours ago
@user68186 Thanks for your feedback, I may have misconfigured my desktop. I will have to look deeper into this another time.
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
@user68186 Thanks for your feedback, I may have misconfigured my desktop. I will have to look deeper into this another time.
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
1
1
Please delete the question.
– user68186
8 hours ago
Please delete the question.
– user68186
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Which version of Ubuntu are you using? I am using Ubuntu 18.04. I cannot reproduce what you describe to be the problem. I have firefox open in Workspace A, LibreOffice Writer open in Workspace B, and nothing in C. Workplace changes from A to B if I am on A and click on the LibreOffice Writer favorite icon on the Dock. Similarly if I am in B, and click on the Firefox favorite icon, workspace switches to A. Same thing happens if I am in C, and click on something that is open in A or B. In other words, I am experiencing (1).
– user68186
9 hours ago
@user68186 I am on 18.04
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
2
I tried it with a freshly installed Ubuntu (in a VM). I still can't reproduce it. The default Gnome Shell in both my production machine and the VM test machine is 3.28.2. Did you install the 3.28.3 specifically?
– user68186
8 hours ago
@user68186 Thanks for your feedback, I may have misconfigured my desktop. I will have to look deeper into this another time.
– k0pernikus
8 hours ago
1
Please delete the question.
– user68186
8 hours ago