From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0112959CAF for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2016 18:39:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D57B021C13E; Sat, 9 Apr 2016 18:39:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A202B21C125 for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2016 18:39:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aoxnC-0007PC-Vz for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 09 Apr 2016 20:39:35 +0200 Received: from 108-248-189-27.lightspeed.clmasc.sbcglobal.net ([108.248.189.27]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 09 Apr 2016 20:39:34 +0200 Received: from boxcars by 108-248-189-27.lightspeed.clmasc.sbcglobal.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 09 Apr 2016 20:39:34 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: =?UTF-8?B?wrtRwqs=?= Subject: [gentoo-user] plasma 5 virtual desktops with different backgrounds and widgets Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:38:12 -0500 Organization: none Message-ID: <20160409133812.4241cc16@sepulchrave.remarqs> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 108-248-189-27.lightspeed.clmasc.sbcglobal.net X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.13.2 (GTK+ 2.24.29; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-Archives-Salt: 19c6a0c7-69d1-4f02-86d3-9d9538890f51 X-Archives-Hash: eb1b4d72d80a8eea594b61864885b0ca With Plasma 5, the option to have different backgrounds and widgets on different virtual desktops is gone, and I miss it. There is work being done to get something like that back -- at least I think so, from . (Do not read that bug report unless you're prepared to wade through an astonishing about of whiny bugspam -- I just did, and my eyes are bleeding.) AIUI now, the closest thing that can be done to get something like distinct virtual desktops involves setting up different activities and using the Activity Pager widget to switch between them. Ideally, I need a simple set of instructions on how to do that, written for the user (me) to whom activities are a complete mystery. I've searched, but can't find anything close to that. Does anybody know of a good resource to help me?