I have installed Linux Mint 18.3 on a 'new' laptop. I use multiple workspaces. My mail is on one and the web browser on the other. When I open a link in my mail, it jumps to the web browser, but the browser also jumps to the workspace of the mail. This is not the case on my 'old' PC. Linux Mint 18.3 is also installed on this PC.
Does anyone know where I can set this so that the browser does not jump to the other workspace?
Program jumps to another workspace
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Program jumps to another workspace
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Re: Program jumps to another workspace
Which desktop environment, which browser and which mail app?
A couple of things to check -
1) Have you set the browser window to be 'Visible on all workspaces' - on Cinnamon/XFCE this is done via a right click on it's windows list entry on the taskbar.
2) Are the links opening in a new browser window? So you have got still got the original browser window in it's workspace and a new one with the link open in the mail workspace?
3) If running Cinnamon check Settings / Window / Behaviour and see if 'Bring Windows that require attention to current workspace' is checked.
A couple of things to check -
1) Have you set the browser window to be 'Visible on all workspaces' - on Cinnamon/XFCE this is done via a right click on it's windows list entry on the taskbar.
2) Are the links opening in a new browser window? So you have got still got the original browser window in it's workspace and a new one with the link open in the mail workspace?
3) If running Cinnamon check Settings / Window / Behaviour and see if 'Bring Windows that require attention to current workspace' is checked.
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Mute Ant
Re: Program jumps to another workspace
I noticed some recent desktops are defaulting to 'Change Workspace using Mouse Scroll Wheel' which can unexpectedly flip you sideways into an empty screen. For me it was just clumsy clicking that pushed the wheel at the same time.