[Question] How to specify monitor + workspaces

[Rahul Garg]

Hello, I was testing out dk on my linux machine and have a basic question.

I have two monitors: DP-0 and DP-1

I would like to have just a single workspace on DP-0 (ws-1) and 4 workspaces on DP-1 (ws-2, ws-3, ws-4, ws-5).

ws-1 on DP-0 never changes, i.e. it’s static (mostly for keeping discord/slack/obsidian all times)

on DP-1 I should be able to move between workspaces.

I was having a hard time figuring out the config necessary for this.

Appreciate any advice, thanks!

[Rahul Garg]

I just noticed this issue: https://bitbucket.org/natemaia/dk/issues/1/set-workspaces-to-specific-screens

But I’m still not exactly able to figure this out.

[Nate Maia]

Sorry for the late response here. This should be doable, try this in your dkrc

    mon1='DisplayPort-0'
    mon2='DisplayPort-1'
    dkcmd set static_ws=true \
        ws=1  mon=$mon1 \
        ws=2  mon=$mon2 \
        ws=3  mon=$mon2 \
        ws=4  mon=$mon2 \
        ws=5  mon=$mon2 \

Let me know if you run into any issues or need me to explain further

[Rahul Garg]

Thank you, that worked!

[Nate Maia]

Glad to hear.

Cheers