(enhancement) Change workspaces using mouse wheel/add next workspace when using dynamic workspaces

[mjnck]

It would be great if there will be option to change workspaces using scroll wheel when hovering cursor over this extension buttons, also allow to create one new dynamic workspace when changing workspaces using mouse wheel.

[MichaelAquilina]

This shouldn't actually too hard if you want to try have a go at coding it yourself :) Especially relevant if you are taking part in Hacktoberfest

[yurenchen000]

I have made this feature
maybe I can create a PR

[MichaelAquilina]

@yurenchen000 feel free to open a PR and I'll give it a look first chance I get :)

[yurenchen000]

the PR

@MichaelAquilina
I open the PR #23 here.

I didn't implement add-workspace operator, cause I rarely use that feature.
if someone wants to implement it, I guess an explicit menu might be better:

manjaro(kde) wrokspace indicator

Thoughts about mouse switch workspaces

I switch workspaces very frequently every day, so I think a lot about how to switch workspace as easy as possible (and not conflict with other operation)

• ✔️ when hand on keyboard, I use global keyboard shortcuts
• ✔️ when hand on laptop touchpad, I use global three-finger swipe gesture
  https://extensions.gnome.org//extension/4245/gesture-improvements/
• when hand on mouse,
  • ⭕ aim and click the small indicator button // I feel this operation is not lazy and natural enough.
  • ⭕ aim and scroll over the small indicator // only a little better, still need aim the little indicator

gnome-shell has builtin mouse-scroll workspace switch support, but..

• ⭕ scroll over gnome-shell dash panel blank area // The trigger area is large enough,
  // but it's not in the focus of vision field, and lack of indicator
  // and horizontal mouse movement seems less natural than vertical
• ⭕ call activities view, mouse-scroll to swich workspace
  // screen zooming and switching interrupts the experience

so I think about

• a global mouse-scroll operation, with some modifier key (maybe win or alt key) ?
  //manjaro(kde) mouse-scroll on desktop can swich workspace, But it is inconvenient when the desktop is covered

• extend the trigger area by

  • a bigger indicator ?
  • whole (or half) top bar (behavior like the dash-panel does)?

what do you think