Dale, when you get Mint installed there is a utility called Work
Space Switcher. This normally allows up to 32 screens to be selected.
A very powerful feature of Linux and one that I have used for years
in various versions of Linux. I could not do this newsletter with out
it.

Unfortunately any more that 10 workspaces crests havoc in Mint. Gnome
windows sizing stops working for one.

I tried unsuccessfully to notify Mint about this bug but no luck so
far. I tried the latest version I sent on a 4 gig thumb drive to you
and the bug is still there.

Bottom line is: don't select more that 10 workspaces. Once it happens
the only way to fix it is reinstall mint.

Make back up of your files on external USB drives.

Here is how to find and install it: right click on the panel on the
bottom of the screen select add to panel scroll down and select work
space switcher It is the last program on the list It will then appear
in the panel at the bottom of the screen. right click on it
WS-screenshot1.jpg will appear. select preferences WS-screenshot1.jpg
will appear

don't select more that 10 in two rows.


Kevin, Alderman are you seeing this bug?


No, I opened 12 on Fedora with no problems. I don't usually use that many,
but it didn't crash.

I am working with some development software, and a beta release of a video
editing program that was designed to compile through a debian version,
namely ubuntu. So, I have begin to install Ubuntu on my laptop. When I get
it loaded I will try to open the desktops and see what happens.

As far as backing up your data, i found out long ago to put the home
folders on a separate partition mounted to the /home location. I just
formatted the fedora drive and installed ubuntu and didn't lose anything but
the fedora installed programs. Programs that I compiled are in the /home
folder under software. So, I go there and ./configure and make the programs
and install.

I really like Fedora, and if this developer would answer questions for
systems other than debian/ ubuntu I wouldn't have changed.

Kevin Alderman


Fedora did not crash for me either. It is just Mint.

Paul Lamar


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