This article is manual how to set up Ubuntu 18.04 so it works with Visualized Workspaces Workflow concept. This setup should probably work also for Ubuntu with manually installed XFCE

Visualized Workspaces flow is a setup of workspaces in Desktop Environment for maximum productivity. Please read more in this article to understand why the steps bellow are necessary

install tweak tools

sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool

Once installed change workspaces to static and change number of workspaces to 6

Gnome Tweaks Tool > workspaces > StaticWorkspaces
Gnome Tweaks Tool > workspaces > Numpber of Workspaces = 6
  • in workspaces section eneble static workspaces and set them to 6

stolen from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTsPLCJdbJw

set up keyborad shortcuts for workspace switch

to read current value of keyboard shortcut

dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-1

['<Primary>1']

dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-1

['<Alt><Primary>1']

note in Ubuntu it super hard to map anything on the Super button e.g. issue with ['<Super>0'] that’s why I switch to Ctrl => <Primary>

To write new keyboard shortcut:

# left hand
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-1 "['<Primary>1']"
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-2 "['<Primary>2']"
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-3 "['<Primary>3']"

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-4 "['<Primary>8']"
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-5 "['<Primary>9']"
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-to-workspace-6 "['<Primary>0']"

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-1 "['<Alt><Primary>1']"
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-2 "['<Alt><Primary>2']"
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-3 "['<Alt><Primary>3']"

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-4 "['<Alt><Primary>8']"
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-5 "['<Alt><Primary>9']"
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/move-to-workspace-6 "['<Alt><Primary>0']"

note sometimes it take a while for this config to apply. Try restart

when alt+tab only switch current workspace windows

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.app-switcher current-workspace-only true

when alt+tab disable grouping of windows

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036248/how-to-separate-opened-windows-in-alttab-switcher-in-ubuntu-18-04

 settings > devices > keyboard 

# under Navigation keyboard shortcuts find  `Switch Windows` and set that to `alt+tab` it will replace `Switch Application`  shortcut (which is the grouping)

move Ubuntu Launcher to bottom (Dock bottom)

> settings > Dock > position on screen bottom

other setting

There are some interesting tips in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTsPLCJdbJw you may want to consider