Virtual Desktops
 

Hello,

How can I have different icons and backgrounds on each destop?

In addition, how can I move icons to the destops?

Thanks

what desktop you talking about here?

With the Enlightenment desktop, you can have different backgrounds for each desktop. I don't know of any other DE that supports different backgrounds, though it's possible I just have noticed.

I don't like desktop icons and avoid them as much as I can, so I can't speak to them.

manjaro 64 bit under KDE

doesn't KDE allow separate images on the background, I do believe it does. I do not use it enough to remember how, but I bet right click or going into the settings and looking around one will find it. Or they might have an add on, If memory serves me right it has plugins for various things.

different icons one each desktop, that too might be taken care of my plugins, maybe look into how to write a plugin what a great experience that would be, yes?

https://superuser.com/questions/7385...s-per-desktops

I suppoe if one looks around in KDE settings long enough they'd find all kinds of neat things it can do using the Plazma Desktop one can even make it look like a planet is on the screen.

I looked at my KDE v. 4 desktop configuration on Slackware 14.2 last night and could not find anything that would allow for different background on different workspaces. If you can do that, it's well hidden. I had the same result in Plasma on Debian 9.

You can do lots of neat stuff, like slideshow your background images, but, heck, you can do that in Fluxbox with a one-line script.
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Maybe you can do it with KDE "Activities," a thing for which I have no need and no interest.

KDE hasn't allowed different wallpapers or plazmoids on virtual desktops for a while now - since 4.0, I believe.

However, they are allowed on different "activities." If you wanted to sorta-kinda replicate the effect you can have one virtual desktop and as many activities as you'd like, restricted by your computer's memory of course. Each could have a different wallpaper and/or icons.

You can get to the activities by using the multi-bar icon that's now in the upper left of the desktop.

Oh! Forgot to mention that you can easily cycle through the activities using the "meta" (aka 'Windows') and tabbing through.

There is one minor caveat, though. I discovered quite by accident that, by default, the Vivaldi browser shows up on all the activities. If you happen to have several virtual desktops for each activity, it'll show up on the same virtual desktop on each. That default can be turned off, however. And if you don't use Vivaldi, it's probably not a concern.

Honestly, I wish they'd go back to the old way.

Me too.

In manjaro KDE, I can see the activites box. But there is no help and I don't know how to use it. I tried searching for wallpaper and background, but saw nothing. I will have to research and find out how to use 'Activities'.

When I used kubuntu, there was a box for different widgets on each virtual desktop. They all operated independently, background and icons were simply applied.

Just on the subject of icons. Do you know how to copy/move icons to the desktops; although, I don't want ths same icons on each virtual desktop. I want separate work spaces.

Anon, on Fedora KDE, click on that icon and then click on the Activities section. At the bottom of the panel you'll see a "Create Activities" item. From there you can treat every desktop you see the same way as always, right clicking or using system-settings to arrange it as you like.

I've always used 4 virtual desktops, so I had a hard time visualizing the activities. For me, it became more clear when I thought of the 4 virtual desktops as being arranged left to right at the same level. Then each activity became a new level of 4 virtual desktops.

I think the idea was to use one level for home stuff, one for work and one for when the wife came in. ;)

Things are a little different here.

When I try to create an activity, I see a box. Name and Description. I don't see how these create an activity. Surely, there should be a list. Thee appears to be no guidance.

Anon - that "box" you see is what you want. Click on it to get to the desired activity. It's probably best to rename it immediately, 'cause before you customize it, they all look alike (and that can get very confusing - it was to me at first).

But you can still consider it to be a separate desktop.

When I click on it nothing happens