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Feature Request: Method of moving windows across workspaces
Status:
RESOLVED: MOVED
Severity:
enhancement

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Description Paul 2006-11-12 17:58:43 CET
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I'd like to suggest being able to move windows to different workspaces by using mousewheel up/down while dragging a window. So mousewheel down while dragging would switch to the next workspace while bringing the window with it (as seen in Openbox).  It's very fast and efficient even across mutiple workspaces and is just a little something I miss.  Thanks & keep up the great work. 



Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 jidm 2010-05-02 23:36:34 CEST
I would also like to add that i like the way Gnome handles it, by pressing shift key in addition to ctrl+alt+"arrow keys". This could be useful on netbooks which lack of numpad keys. It's also better than current ctrl+alt+home/end in case you use more than one row for locating workspaces (ctrl+alt+arrows are working well for switching between workspaces under this cases).

Sorry if my comment is not related to initial report (i thought it was).
Comment 2 Olivier Fourdan editbugs 2010-05-03 06:53:09 CEST
(In reply to comment #1)
> I would also like to add that i like the way Gnome handles it, by pressing
> shift key in addition to ctrl+alt+"arrow keys". This could be useful on
> netbooks which lack of numpad keys. It's also better than current
> ctrl+alt+home/end in case you use more than one row for locating workspaces
> (ctrl+alt+arrows are working well for switching between workspaces under this
> cases).

You know you can change shortcuts to suit what you want, don't you?
 
> Sorry if my comment is not related to initial report (i thought it was).

Indeed, it's a bit off topic wrt the initial report. Regarding the mouse wheel, do you know of a WM that does this? The reason I ask is because it sounds a bit awkward so I would like to see it first.
Comment 3 jidm 2010-05-03 12:09:29 CEST
(In reply to comment #2)
> You know you can change shortcuts to suit what you want, don't you?
Yes, but can't figure how to make it work on this case, Since the same shortcut moves a window to different workspaces depending on where i am.

> Regarding the mouse wheel,
> do you know of a WM that does this? The reason I ask is because it sounds a bit
> awkward so I would like to see it first.
Didn't see that before, but your idea makes sense imo.
Comment 4 Olivier Fourdan editbugs 2010-05-03 12:49:24 CEST
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > You know you can change shortcuts to suit what you want, don't you?
> Yes, but can't figure how to make it work on this case, Since the same shortcut
> moves a window to different workspaces depending on where i am.

Move window to left|right|upper|bottom workspace does what you want, you just need to set the shortcut you want for it.
Comment 5 jidm 2010-05-03 14:48:24 CEST
(In reply to comment #4) 
> Move window to left|right|upper|bottom workspace does what you want, you just
> need to set the shortcut you want for it.
Thanks, and sorry. Didn't see that before :/
Comment 6 Git Bot editbugs 2020-05-29 11:36:56 CEST
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Bug #2570

Reported by:
Paul
Reported on: 2006-11-12
Last modified on: 2020-05-29

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Olivier Fourdan
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