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Ideas on modernizing the open-source desktop

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  1. weltensturm · · focus · HN ↗
    What I'm missing from DEs is a "home folder" per virtual desktop. I want to switch to an empty desktop, `cd` into my project folder, and have all commands scoped to that folder.

    For example: - New terminal: CWD is set to folder - File search: scoped to this folder - Run commands from launcher: dir contents are suggested as arguments - Command history: scoped to this folder

    I wrote dinu[1] a decade ago but integrating with Wayland compositors is a pain (no widely supported "what workspaces are there"), so I gave up a little.

    [1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;weltensturm&#x2F;dinu&#x2F;tree&#x2F;dev" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;weltensturm&#x2F;dinu&#x2F;tree&#x2F;dev

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