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    Names of WorkSpaces instead of icons of them

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    • milan10111
      milan10111 last edited by

      I use the WorkSpaces feature in the desktop version of Opera for Linux.
      WorkSpaces can be switched in the left column.
      The icons of WorkSpaces are displayed there.

      I suggest the following feature:
      User can choose in the settings that instead of icons for WorkSpaces, the names of WorkSpaces are displayed in the left column.

      Why do I suggest such a feature?
      So far I have not been able to remember which icon belongs to which WorkSpace name.
      I often have to click through all the icons to find the WorkSpace I need to activate.
      If there is an option in the left column to display the name (say, max 7 characters long) instead of the icon, it will be much more systematic for me, and I can get an overall overview with a single glance at the left column.

      My WorkSpaces have the following names:
      MAIN AA
      MAIN BB
      MAIN CC
      MAIN DD
      MAIN EE
      MAIN FF
      _
      PERM AA
      PERM BB
      PERM CC
      PERM DD
      _
      TEMP AA
      TEMP BB

      I have been using Opera since 1999.
      Thank you for your work.
      Good luck to all of you!

      Milan10111

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      • burnout426
        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

        This could be nice. The width of the sidebar would have to be increased when names are showing though.

        For now, you can hover over each icon to see the tooltip that shows the workspace's name.

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        • milan10111
          milan10111 @burnout426 last edited by

          @burnout426

          That's right, when I hover an icon, the WorkSpace name is displayed. However, it's about a 300 millisecond wait for that title to show up, the characters of that title are quite small, and most importantly, you have to hover one icon after another, it's not an overall overview with a single glance at the left column, so the whole getting oriented in WorkSpaces can take up to 10 seconds. Opera is a browser whose main value is to be the fastest, which is why I suggest the feature mentioned in my post.

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