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Super+Tab: create a new workspace when there's just one
lenemter Feb 16, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into lenemter/super-tab-switch
lenemter Apr 11, 2026
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20 changes: 16 additions & 4 deletions src/WindowManager.vala
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Expand Up @@ -476,11 +476,24 @@ namespace Gala {
return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
}

private void handle_cycle_workspaces (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window, Clutter.KeyEvent? event,
Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
var direction = (binding.get_name () == "cycle-workspaces-next" ? 1 : -1);
private void handle_cycle_workspaces (
Meta.Display display,
Meta.Window? window,
Clutter.KeyEvent? event,
Meta.KeyBinding binding
) {
unowned var manager = display.get_workspace_manager ();
var active_workspace_index = manager.get_active_workspace_index ();

var timestamp = event != null ? event?.get_time () : Meta.CURRENT_TIME;

// If only 1 populated workspace is present we allow switching to new workspace
if (manager.n_workspaces == 2) {
manager.get_workspace_by_index (1 - active_workspace_index).activate (timestamp);
return;
}

var direction = binding.get_name () == "cycle-workspaces-next" ? 1 : -1;
var index = active_workspace_index + direction;

if (index < 0) {
Expand All @@ -490,7 +503,6 @@ namespace Gala {
}

if (active_workspace_index != index) {
var timestamp = event != null ? event.get_time () : Meta.CURRENT_TIME;
manager.get_workspace_by_index (index).activate (timestamp);
} else {
InternalUtils.bell_notify (display);
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