"plugin-desktopswitch" menu

[louies0623]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

When using it, because the laptop screen is limited, I hope there is only one icon for this function. However, when I click with the mouse (or the laptop only has a Pointing stick), there is no menu that I can click on. The required desktop menu probably looks like this.

Describe the solution you'd like

[tsujan]

I didn't understand this report. @stefonarch, did you?

[stefonarch]

@louies0623 would like to have one small (one icon) button with a menu for the 4 workspaces instead the 1 2 3 4 button we provide. That's my understanding.

[tsujan]

But that's already implemented -- I use it under X11.

[stefonarch]

No, you can show all desktops or only the active, and you can show them on more lines like below, but no single button which expands the workspaces.

[louies0623]

It is indeed as he said.
#2101 (comment)

but the "concentrated icon" of the four grids does not look comfortable because the words are small and dense, which makes users feel uncomfortable.

Just a single icon like this

[stefonarch]

You could use a autohiding panel on the left or right side with the switcher on it.
In the picture above with just 1 you can also switch by mousewheel workspaces. Using the shortcuts of the WM is also an option until somebody picks up this request and will make a PR.

[stefonarch]

Usually WMs have a shortcut for "next workspace" so you could create a custom command using xdotoolto type the shortcut and display also the actual workspace. Left click → next workspace

xdotool3.mp4

[louies0623]

Just laft-click to display a menu with four desktop options. Is it necessary to do such advanced operations?

[stefonarch]

Those are your options atm.

...until somebody picks up this request and will make a PR.