workspace names (very minor topic)

[Melber]

@Jerry3904

edited init file in geany using ctrl shift U numbers

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session.screen0.workspaceNames: ➀ ⚀ ❶ , ➁ ⚁ ❷ 

tint2 config needed this line to control the size of the icons

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taskbar_name_font = Noto Sans 12

which gave me this

toolbar.png

[i_ri]

🁢🀸 , 🁢🀿 , 🁢🁆 , 🁢🁍 , 🁢🁔 , 🁢🁛 , 🁢🁜 , 🁢🁝 , 🁢🁞 , 🁢🁟 , 🁢🁠 , 🁢🁡 ,

[Eadwine Rose]

I think this needs a bit more readable text along with those... thingamabobs.

[Melber]

@Jerry3904

edited init file in geany using ctrl shift U numbers

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session.screen0.workspaceNames: ➀ ⚀ ❶ , ➁ ⚁ ❷ 

tint2 config needed this line to control the size of the icons

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taskbar_name_font = Noto Sans 12

which gave me this

toolbar.png

Had another quick look. It works for tint2, but symbols are not displayed in fluxbox toolbar

[ceeslans]

Had another quick look. It works for tint2, but symbols are not displayed in fluxbox toolbar

These symbols do show up correctly in fluxbox toolbar (and in rootmenu), provided a suitable font is used, such as DejaVu Sans (see below scrot)

[Melber]

aha, that'll be it. I forgot about the font setting in the style. Cees to the rescue yet again.

[Jerry3904]

So the $60 question: is anybody (besides me) interested in using this as default workspace name? We'd have to consider how to enable it for general users, such as
--add at least one disabled alternative in init. It won't be persistent and maybe "categorize" becomes "MX default"
--add a short treatment to the MXFB Manual
--or something else

[Melber]

I'd be in favour of symbols instead of the current W-1, W-2.
Will think about how to do it. Am coming around to the idea of setting the various toolbar fonts in the overlay file rather than in the style.

[ceeslans]

I quite like the use of symbols for workspace names -- but to have a consistent display in other window-types/applications (like fluxbox rootmenu, or rofi's workspace-menu etc), such will need to be limited also to 'symbol-capable' fonts only.
My vote goes to simple 1,2,3,4 or W1,W2,W3,W4 and the likes ...

[Jerry3904]

Thanks both for the feedback.