Make workspaces horizontal?

Question

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, just wondering if it's possible to make my workspaces horizontal instead of vertical? (Preferably without losing my swiping gestures to switch workspaces)?

Solution

workaround

install "Workspace grid" gnome shell extension (https://github.com/zakkak/workspace-grid) go to settings and make number of rows and columns as per your wish.

to make the work spaces static, run the below command
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false

example:

$ gsettings get org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces
true
$ gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false
$ 

when dynamic-workspaces true

when dynamic-workspaces false

you can use the default keyboard shortcuts or set your preferred ones..

Comments

[UnKNOWn]

did you try workspace grid gnome-shell extension? i.stack.imgur.com/INrJR.png

[pomsky]

Related: Can I have 2x2 workspaces in GNOME 3?

[Marcel]

Nice. Although, I have a 2-screen setup. It only switches on the screen with the "docker"

[TheDavidJohnson]

Unfortunately, the GNOME shell extension linked in this answer is no longer being maintained and the code repo mentions "Workspace Matrix" (github.com/mzur/gnome-shell-wsmatrix) as its replacement.