Chris Kloiber wrote:
I run 8 workspaces, 4 across, 2 high. Email on screen 4 (upper right) personal stuff on 8 (lower right) and up to 6 different work tickets on the others. It's important for me to directly access any of them with a click on the panel so I can jump back and forth from ticket to ticket as needed. From what I have seen and heard so far, I'm screwed. Please prove me wrong.
I understand it is possible: * to assign keyboard shortcuts to take you to a particular workspace: (Windows / Super / Menu) plus number has been suggested. * to use the Windows key to bring up the overview mode, which may be faster than going to the top left corner then the right-hand side of the screen. * to install gnome-shell-extensions-auto-move-windows, which: Lets you manage your workspaces more easily, assigning a specific workspace to each application as soon as it creates a window, in a manner configurable with a GSettings key.
As other people have indicated, you may find that having as many workspaces as needed, rather than being artificially limited to six, is a major bonus. You may also find that the overview graphical preview of your workspaces is much more useful than the Gnome 2 one, since it will show you a lot more clearly what is in each workspace.
Hope this helps,
James.