Help with Activities (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 3 weeks ago by RiceBowl@discuss.tchncs.de to c/kde@lemmy.kde.social

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Hi. I am relatively new to linux and even newer to KDE. I just discovered Activities and it seems like a tool that will be just about what I was looking for to keep school work separated from my regular tasks. I have two things that I would like to change but I don't know if it is possible. Maybe someone could help. I would appreciate it.

The first thing is the panel / taskbar apps. If I change the order on one Activity it will move the app order on the other Activity. I looked in the settings for Icons-Only Task Manager but couldn't find anything that would help despite seeing some guides that said to do so.

The second thing is the Activity Bar widget. Right now it shows my Activities as Everyday and School in text horizontally at the end of the panel. It would be great if it could be a vertical switcher or small icons or something. As it is it takes up a good amount of space on the panel. I attached an image.

I am on Fedora 42 on a Framework 13" laptop.

If there are ways to adjust the settings to do the things I am looking for I would love to learn.

Thanks!

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[-] krake@lemmy.kde.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think the panels are currently not affected by activities, i.e. they remain the same across activity switches.

Applets on the desktop, wallpaper, etc seem to be per-activity

[-] RiceBowl@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

Well in case anyone else comes to this looking for a similar solution. I did improve on the second issue. I right clicked on the Activity Bar widget and selected Show Alternatives and chose Activity Manager. That brings the area at the bottom right of the panel to just say the current Activity. I can use shortcuts to swap between them or click on it and choose.

I still haven't figured out how to get my pinned apps to stay where they.

[-] krake@lemmy.kde.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

That brings the area at the bottom right of the panel to just say the current Activity.

It is also the widget I am using, mostly as an indicator on which activity I am on.

Switching happens almost exclusively with shortcuts :)

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