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.
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.