I used to be a virtual desktop user just like you, but then I plugged a second monitor into the pc
this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2025
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I usea a tiling wm(sway) so workspaces are part of my workflow. 1: browsers 2: terminals 3: terminals(part 2) 4: chats(XMPP, LXMF, email...) 5: IDE(helix) 6: games(supertuxkart) 7: keepassxc 8: Tor browser 9: misc 0: music
Lordy.
I've always used virtual desktops, but my life changed when I realized I could chain tags in herbstluftwm. Now I have music player, visualize, & todos always on monitor 1. Then I have Meta-[1-5] bound to switch monitors 2 & 3 in sync between virtual workspaces:
1: programming, web on 2, editor on 3 2: remote, terminals into VPSes and LAN computers, and gotop 3: communications, IM chats on 2, email, Matrix, irc, discourse, SMS bridge on 3 4; random, Factorio or movie on 3, and often Vial on 2, because. 5: more random, usually Darktable, Gimp, Inkscape or some combination depending.
I don't have 6-9 bound, because 4 or 5 are usually free for whatever.
I miss Qtile's hackability. I basically rewrote the entire GroupBox widget, the master/stack layout algorithm, and the behaviour of workspaces to mimic AwesomeWM's tagging functionality.
shit dude, I've got more than 4.
- comms(chat/email/tickets)
- remote desktop access
- terminal/editor
- primary local development browser/console
- primary research/notes/documentation
- project 2 research/notes
- project 3 research/notes
- project 4 research/notes
- infrastructure migration project lead by PM
- browser for stupid shit/music
Desktop 1: The things I need to do (applying for jobs) Desktop 2: The other things I should do (building relevant career skills) Desktop 3: The things I actually do (random hobbies & volunteer work) Desktop 4: I have no fucking clue, maybe reddit?
If you swap one and four, That's how I use the monitors on my desktop
I typically keep three virtual desktops, one "main" one with what I'm working on, a second one with communications, like email and slack and whatnot, and another as basically blank space to put stuff that I need open but doesn't have anywhere to go.
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