Hey all, I am really loving the Workspaces feature of Linux, however I can't figure out how to make a new instance of a program open up when I'm on a different workspace.
For example, I open Firefox in Workspace 1. When I go to Workspace 2, it has the activity indicator under Firefox (meaning it's running). If I click on Firefox in Workspace 2 to open up a new instance, it jumps back to the instance that's already opened on Workspace 1.
How do I make it so each Workspace is completely independent from each other in terms of running programs? I understand that some programs Simply can't do this, but I would love for this to work with the programs that can!
There are different ways that I know of, each with pros and cons:
Right click on the taskbar icon and select "New Window" or similar. That will launch a new application at that workspace, but the default behavior of the left click will take you to an open instance.
Right click on the taskbar -> taskbar settings -> behavior tab -> Isolate Workspaces.
In the same window, enable the "Ungroup applications", and then by clicking on that cog icon you can toggle "Use the favorite icons as applications launchers".
I suggest you play around with these different settings and see which one suits your workflow best. Personally I find option one much easier, and then use keyboard shortcuts to move around and send applications to workspaces. You can change the keyboard shortcuts in "Settings -> Keyboard Shortcuts".
By default Ctrl+Alt+Arrow key will change the current workspace, and Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Arrow key will do the same but dragging along the currently focused window.
Isolating the Workspaces seems to have fixed the issue for most programs, however, Firefox still opens itself in another Workspace rather than the one I am currently on.
