Chapter 6 Integrating with the Workspace Manager

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The Workspace Manager provides the means for an application to manage its windows within the desktop's multiple workspace environment. An application can perform four major tasks by communicating with the Workspace Manager:

Place the application's windows in one or more workspaces
Identify the workspaces in which the application's windows are located
Prevent the application's windows from moving to another workspace
Monitor changes to the workspaces, such as when a user switches from one workspace to another

Normally, Session Manager will get your application main window into the right workspace without your intervention. However, if your application has multiple top-level windows, you should use the Workspace Manager API to figure out where your windows are and save this data as part of your session state.

See Chapter 4 “Integrating with Session Manager” for details on saving application-related information between sessions.

“Communicating with the Workspace Manager”

“Placing an Application Window in Workspaces”

“Identifying Workspaces Containing the Application Windows”

“Preventing Application Movement Among Workspaces”

“Monitoring Workspace Changes”

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