Add support for disabling dynamic workspaces

data/org.pantheon.desktop.gala.gschema.xml

@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@
 			<summary>Shortcut to open the window overview for all windows</summary>
 			<description></description>
 		</key>
+		<key type="b" name="dynamic-workspaces">
+			<default>true</default>
+			<summary>Enable dynamic workspace instead of static ones</summary>
+			<description>Use a dynamically increasing or decreseasing number, as needed, of workspaces instead of a static, fixed number</description>
+		</key>
 	</schema>
 	
 	<schema path="/org/pantheon/desktop/gala/appearance/" id="org.pantheon.desktop.gala.appearance" gettext-domain="gala">

src/Plugin.vala

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Gala
 		public Plugin ()
 		{
 			Prefs.set_ignore_request_hide_titlebar (true);
+			Prefs.override_preference_schema ("dynamic-workspaces", Config.SCHEMA + ".behavior");
 			Prefs.override_preference_schema ("attach-modal-dialogs", Config.SCHEMA + ".appearance");
 			Prefs.override_preference_schema ("button-layout", Config.SCHEMA + ".appearance");
 			Prefs.override_preference_schema ("edge-tiling", Config.SCHEMA + ".behavior");
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ namespace Gala
 			stage.background_color = Clutter.Color.from_string (color);
 			stage.no_clear_hint = true;
 			
-			screen.override_workspace_layout (ScreenCorner.TOPLEFT, false, 1, -1);
+			if (Prefs.get_dynamic_workspaces ())
+				screen.override_workspace_layout (ScreenCorner.TOPLEFT, false, 1, -1);
 			
 			workspace_view = new WorkspaceView (this);
 			workspace_view.visible = false;

src/Settings.vala

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace Gala
 {
 	public class BehaviorSettings : Granite.Services.Settings
 	{
+		public bool dynamic_workspaces { get; set; }
 		public bool edge_tiling { get; set; }
 		public string panel_main_menu_action { get; set; }
 		public string toggle_recording_action { get; set; }

src/Widgets/WorkspaceThumb.vala

@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ namespace Gala
 		
 		void check_last_workspace ()
 		{
+			if (!Prefs.get_dynamic_workspaces ())
+				return;
+			
 			//last workspace, show plus button and so on
 			//give the last one a different style
 			
@@ -378,6 +381,9 @@ namespace Gala
 				update_icons ();
 			}
 			
+			if (!Prefs.get_dynamic_workspaces ())
+				return;
+			
 			if (workspace != null && workspace.index () == screen.n_workspaces - 1 && Utils.get_n_windows (workspace) > 0)
 				window_on_last ();
 		}
@@ -387,6 +393,9 @@ namespace Gala
 			if (visible)
 				update_windows ();
 			
+			if (!Prefs.get_dynamic_workspaces ())
+				return;
+			
 			//dont remove workspaces when for example slingshot was closed
 			if (window.window_type != WindowType.NORMAL &&
 				window.window_type != WindowType.DIALOG &&
@@ -442,6 +451,9 @@ namespace Gala
 			if (workspace == null)
 				return true;
 			
+			if (!Prefs.get_dynamic_workspaces ())
+				return false;
+			
 			if (workspace.index () == screen.n_workspaces - 1) {
 				wallpaper.animate (AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD, 300, opacity : 210);
 				return true;

src/Widgets/WorkspaceView.vala

@@ -86,6 +86,24 @@ namespace Gala
 			int swidth, sheight;
 			screen.get_size (out swidth, out sheight);
 			y = sheight;
+			
+			screen.workspace_added.connect ((index) => {
+				create_workspace_thumb (screen.get_workspace_by_index (index));
+			});
+			
+			Prefs.add_listener ((pref) => {
+				// only need to listen for the case when workspaces were removed. 
+				// Any other case will be caught by the workspace_added signal.
+				// For some reason workspace_removed is not emitted, when changing the workspace number
+				if (Prefs.get_dynamic_workspaces () || 
+					pref != Preference.NUM_WORKSPACES ||
+					Prefs.get_num_workspaces () > thumbnails.get_n_children ())
+					return;
+				
+				for (int i = Prefs.get_num_workspaces () - 1; i < thumbnails.get_n_children (); i++) {
+					(thumbnails.get_child_at_index (i) as WorkspaceThumb).closed ();
+				}
+			});
 		}
 		
 		//method that waits for the workspaces to be configured on first run
@@ -95,6 +113,20 @@ namespace Gala
 			
 			var workspaces = screen.get_workspaces ().copy ();
 			
+			if (!Prefs.get_dynamic_workspaces ()) {
+				foreach (var workspace in workspaces) {
+					var thumb = new WorkspaceThumb (workspace);
+					thumb.clicked.connect (hide);
+					thumb.closed.connect (remove_workspace);
+					thumb.window_on_last.connect (add_workspace);
+					
+					thumbnails.add_child (thumb);
+				}
+				
+				//and we're done
+				return;
+			}
+			
 			//remove everything except for the first
 			for (var i = 1; i < workspaces.length (); i++)
 				screen.remove_workspace (workspaces.nth_data (i), screen.get_display ().get_current_time ());
@@ -158,17 +190,21 @@ namespace Gala
 		
 		void add_workspace ()
 		{
-			var screen = plugin.get_screen ();
 			var wp = screen.append_new_workspace (false, screen.get_display ().get_current_time ());
 			if (wp == null)
 				return;
+		}
 		
-			var thumb = new WorkspaceThumb (wp);
+		void create_workspace_thumb (Meta.Workspace workspace)
+		{
+			var screen = plugin.get_screen ();
+			
+			var thumb = new WorkspaceThumb (workspace);
 			thumb.clicked.connect (hide);
 			thumb.closed.connect (remove_workspace);
 			thumb.window_on_last.connect (add_workspace);
 			
-			thumbnails.add_child (thumb);
+			thumbnails.insert_child_at_index (thumb, workspace.index ());
 			
 			thumb.show ();
 			
@@ -188,7 +224,8 @@ namespace Gala
 			
 			var workspace = thumb.workspace;
 			
-			if (workspace != null && workspace.index () > -1) { //dont remove non existing workspaces
+			//dont remove non existing workspaces
+			if (workspace != null && workspace.index () > -1) {
 				var screen = workspace.get_screen ();
 				screen.remove_workspace (workspace, screen.get_display ().get_current_time ());
 			}