3.3. Using Workspaces
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### 3.3. Using Workspaces

Workspaces are like separate screens or windows. To help organize the desktop, user can have separate workspaces for different groups of related tasks. For example, a workspace named Reports could contain the tools you use to prepare reports, such as a spreadsheet, Libreoffice text, and graphics applications. You might set up other workspaces according to your projects. By default, NsCDE offers four workspaces named "One", "Two", "Three" and "Four".

Figure 6. Front Panel Workspace Manager

This section describes how to display workspaces, place windows in specific workspaces, and rename workspaces.

#### 3.3.1. To Display Another Workspace

##### 3.3.1.1. Mouse

Click the workspace's button in the Workspace Manager on the Front Panel.

##### 3.3.1.2. Keyboard

Press Ctrl+Backspace+Backspace twice: first time to focus Front Panel, then second time to get mouse pointer into the middle of Workspace Manager. Press the TAB key to move between WSM buttons. When pointer is above workspace you want to display. Press Return.

#### 3.3.2. Relocating a Window into Other Workspaces

##### 3.3.2.1. Mouse

Click the titlebar menu button to display Window Operations menu. Choose Occupy Workspace from the menu. In the Workspaces list of the "Occupy Workspace" dialog select the workspace in which you want the window to appear. To place the window in every workspace, click the All Workspaces check box. Click OK. Action for moving window between pages and monitors is the same. If Occupy dialog was called as "Occupy Workspace", mode of operation can be looped to "Occupy Page" or "Occupy Monitor" by pressing it's radio button left of the list of workspace, page or monitor objects.

##### 3.3.2.2. Keyboard

To display the Window Operations Menu, press Meta+Alt+M. Press the Down Arrow key to select "Occupy Workspace", then press Return. The Occupy Workspace dialog box appears. With Up or Down Arrow, select the workspace in which you want the window to appear. Press Return.

#### 3.3.3. Renaming Workspaces

##### 3.3.3.1. Mouse

Click the Front Panel Workspace Manager button of the workspace whose name you want to change with third mouse button to display button's contextual menu. Click on Rename .... The button becomes a text field. Edit the workspace's name in the text field. Once the workspace is renamed, press Ctrl+Return on the keyboard to convert text field back to button.

##### 3.3.3.2. Keyboard

Press Ctrl+Backspace+Backspace twice: first time to focus Front Panel, then second time to get mouse pointer into the middle of Workspace Manager. Press the TAB key to position pointer above workspace intended for renaming. Press Return to select (and change) the workspace. Press the Press the Ctrl+Space. The button becomes a text field. Edit the workspace's name in the text field. Once the workspace is renamed, press Ctrl+Return to convert text field back into button.

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