gnome-shell-extension-another-window-session-manager VS argos

Maybe Another Window Session Manager will help. I like it for restoring my usual programs at startup.

I've sorted it out - installed NoMachine on my VM and tried to connect to my host - it created it's own framebuffer and loaded all my programs (since I've started using this gnome extension https://github.com/nlpsuge/gnome-shell-extension-another-window-session-manager). I hope it would be useful for someone else.

This extensions might be helpful too: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4709/another-window-session-manager

If you're not tiling, this shell extension works well for savings window arrangements to be restored on future boots. I think they've also added an auto saving feature so you can recover from crashes more easily as well. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4709/another-window-session-manager/. There is a bug in the latest release with a workaround posted here: https://github.com/nlpsuge/gnome-shell-extension-another-window-session-manager/issues/69#issuecomment-1423117200.

Of course, workflow is subjective and should be as it's whatever best suits the user and their needs. What you describe is not even a workflow I could conceive of, not to say it doesn't serve you nicely. For me I only launch applications from the above mentioned launcher by typing the name or the start of the name. I have some custom desktop files that the launcher picks up as well for launching specific terminal sessions for example. From already running apps, I only ever navigate to them via the ctrl+tab and alt+tab hotkeys (for switching between apps and between windows of the current app respectively). NOTE: I don't tile, but I arrange my windows in a combination of "stacks" (multiple browser windows, multiple text editor windows) and side-by-side arrangement (Chat client, email inbox, and browser window all visible). Also worth mentioning, I use this window session manager to one-click restore these window arrangements that I've previously saved: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4709/another-window-session-manager/

I use this gnome extension for launching specific applications with windows arranged how I like them. There are a couple of similar apps that work pretty well too.

I tried https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4709/another-window-session-manager/ few days back and it works upto expectations. Give it a shot

try https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4709/another-window-session-manager/

Good observation.

Turning off extensions is where OP lost me. In the last year, the single biggest quality of life improvement for me has been discovering the Argos[0] extension, which basically lets you put whatever text/menus you want in the top bar by writing scripts that print to stdout. To save space, I hid the dock (I use [1] as a replacement alt-tab), so the top bar is the only piece of screen that isn't OS chrome.

On my top bar right now I have the time in four time zones (including the ever-important UTC to save a mental calculation when logging at logs), the name of the current Wifi access point, and some VPN details gleaned using a combination of ip r, ping, nc, and curl. Another extension shows free RAM. I look at them dozens of times a day.

[0] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1176/argos/

[1] https://gist.github.com/cbd32/cbec9a32b32bd9e93b0d2696c71b5f...

I’ve heard this called “the defaults lifestyle” on the Software Defined Talk podcast. I’m forever locked out of nirvana because I have an iPhone but not a Mac, but that’s fine.

Occasionally plugins are worth the expense though. I finally discovered Argos[0] and I’m using it to show time in UTC and a couple other time zones. Super handy.

But if I try some new software and find that I have to tweak it a bunch to make it usable, that means the devs have different aesthetics and I should probably try something else.

[0] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1176/argos/

I'm really surprised no one mentioned Argos

Currently, Argos extension (not developed since 3.32) holding the records for more than 13.8M downloads following by Dash to Dock extension with 6.2M downloads.

This is what I was referring to.

If you want, you could make the extension yourself via Argos https://github.com/p-e-w/argos using https://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/ or using one of these https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/38867/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-the-active-window-process-title-in-gnome/122870

Hey Recently I found this widget named Kargos that shows terminal command output as a widget it uses Gnome's argos and BitBar (Mac) This gives a very nice opportunity to make your own custom widget.

Argos

There is Argos. However, maintenance is unclear since the original developer steps down.