Simple indication of workspace

The extension is inspired by Simply Workspaces. Unlike the mentioned extension, the code has become readable and will be clear even to a beginner.

• Indicator with an i3/polybar style
• Similar to polybar, workspaces that have no windows will be hidden
• Works with dynamic workspaces

But to be fair, this is my first time developing gnome extensions, I've been consumed by dozens of documentation tabs, as a bonus there's also repository which can be imported into WebStorm as a library

Installation

The easiest way to get started is by getting this from the Gnome Extensions site.

Manual installation

System installation

git clone https://github.com/azate/simple-indication-of-workspaces.git
cd simple-indication-of-workspaces
make install

User installation (and/or dev)

git clone https://github.com/azate/simple-indication-of-workspaces.git \
    ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/this.simple-indication-of-workspaces@azate.email

Usage

Make sure you're using static workspaces (required for further instructions)

dconf write /org/gnome/mutter/dynamic-workspaces false

Suggested setup

Here's some quick tips for getting an i3-like experience in Gnome.

Workspace count

Configure Gnome to use 10 static workspaces.

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences/num-workspaces 10

Keyboard shortcuts

Set up Super+Num keyboard shortcut to switch between workspaces.

for i in {1..10}
do
   dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-$i "['<Super>$i']"
   dconf write /org/gnome/shell/keybindings/switch-to-application-$i "@as []"
done
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-10 "['<Super>0']"

Set up Super+Shift+Num keyboard shortcut to move windows between workspaces.

for i in {1..10}
do
   dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-$i "['<Super><Shift>$i']"
done
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-10 "['<Super><Shift>0']"