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  • RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Is “multiple desktops” different from virtual desktops? Because i’ve been using virtual desktops in Windows 10 for a while now.

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        5 months ago

        for work i have to have like 3 PDFs open, my IDE, a browser, etc.

        it’s nice being able just switch to a clean desktop to browse the internet or write an email without messing up my window placement or getting lost in a bunch of layers.

      • bruhduh@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        First desktop for work/study related windows another for research/info related windows and third one for chill/media related windows, sometimes you work on more than two documents at the same time and researching theme with timeouts for chill so multiple desktops is very useful

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        5 months ago

        It’s like having a second or third monitor but instead of moving your eyes to the other monitor you move the desktop you’re currently looking at.

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        5 months ago

        I used to use them a lot when monitors were smaller and I put one full screen window on each desktop. With bigger monitors and multiple windows open on just one, I don’t really use them anymore.

      • RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works
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        5 months ago

        Using multiple desktops may help you keep all those open programs more organized. :)

        I use only use them at work. One desktop is for e-mail, chats, and my music player, the other has all the stuff I need for whatever I’m actually working on at the moment. If I’m switching back and forth between two unrelated tasks, I might use a third to keep everything for the two tasks separate.

      • HACKthePRISONS@kolektiva.social
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        5 months ago

        music can stay on one workspace

        work on another

        messenger on another.

        my alt-tab is always in the right order, and accessing specific functions like music or messaging is a whole other key sequence and muscle memory.