Linux in a Nutshell, Third Edition

Having Multiple Desktops

In order to work with multiple desktops, you simply have to configure the Pager to display the number of desktops you want. Each desktop will have the same number of pages, the number you’ve specified using DeskTopSize (see Section 17.8).

In order to specify more than one desktop, you’ll need to edit a line that looks something like this one:

*FvwmButtons(2x2 Frame 2 Swallow(UseOld) "FvwmPager" "Module FvwmPager 0 0")

This line incorporates the Pager into the FvwmButtons module (the button bar). The two numbers at the end of the definition line give the range of desktops visible. The first desktop is number 0, and in this case the last desktop is also number 0—i.e., there is only one.

If you want two desktops, change the final number to a 1:

*FvwmButtons(1x2 Frame 2 Swallow(UseOld) "FvwmPager" "Module FvwmPager 0 1")

The following line would create a Pager with four desktops, numbered through 3:

*FvwmButtons(1x2 Frame 2 Swallow(UseOld) "FvwmPager" "Module FvwmPager 0 3")

Few people will require this much space. But even if you add only a single desktop, keep in mind that you may have to change the overall dimensions of the Pager, and thus of the button bar that contains it, in order to have a reasonably sized view of your various desktops. You may also have to reallocate the space you have so that the Pager gets a large enough area.

There are a few relevant sizes you can tinker with to make room for a Pager that shows multiple desktops:

• The dimensions of the ...