Do you use workspaces?

[ikt]

I generally use only one. When I've had the need to use more, it has rarely gone above two.

Yep I am the same, I don't know if it's ingrained from using windows every day for 20 years or something but I find it easier to minimise/maximise and switch windows that way than spreading my work out over 4 separate windows.

I hope I'll 'get it' one day because it seems like a useful feature to use.

[Dragonbite]

I like using about 4 workspaces on my desktop and switching them with the Compiz cube effect (just for fun). My laptop too, if I have it working.

[Joeb454]

I have 9 available, and on a busy day, I use each one for different things. For me it helps me keep things organised

[nothingspecial]

I use 6 in xfce and gnome

In the console it gets silly because I'm logged into 2 other boxes using byobu with about 6-8 "workspaces" on 2 different ttys (sort of console work spaces), then I have my own byobu with 8-10 "workspaces" plus 2 more ttys, one for links2 -g and one for mplayer because they don't work within terminal multiplexers.............


...........so, if you look at it that way, I can have up to 28........

.....I only say this because I'm guessing (with absolutely no knowledge at all) that the whole idea of workspaces developed from the notion of tty1, tty2, tty3 etc etc etc

[MrNatewood]

I use "only" one and to be perfectly honest I have never understood what need do they fulfill. Seems more like an extra bother to have stuff going on on different workspaces. But I guess it just wasn't meant for my use case. To each his own.

[thenickrulz]

I use 4..

[ilovelinux33467]

I have 4

[cariboo]

I typically use 3 but 4 combined in a cube is not a problem. I just like to be able to click on any one of the 3 or 4 and have that workspace open directly w/o additional clicks or keystrokes.

I have to agree, the workspace switcher in Unity isn't very useful, I run docky, and have added the workspace switcher docklet to go directly to the desktop I want. I normally use 4 worksapces.

[gsmanners]

I use "only" one and to be perfectly honest I have never understood what need do they fulfill.

Workspaces simply group windows together. This reduces clutter and makes the desktop easier to navigate. Most people probably like to categorize their workspaces. For example, I always put the most frequently used app in my first workspace, the second most used app in the second workspace, and so on. Less overlap means less clicking to bring your windows to the front and so on. It also means that what is going on in an app in another workspace is less likely to distract you from what you are working on in the current workspace, which can make you more feel more focused and productive.

In most window managers, you can also click-drag windows between different spaces in the workspace switcher itself (a feature I use a lot).

[LowSky]

Usually I don't use them unless I'm doing many things at once and I don't want to accidentally close a program. Especially if I'm working with multiple documents or spreadsheets.