oh that did it, thank you, as usual, so elegant in linux :)) betty On 03/15/2011 01:50 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: > > Right click on the panel and add "Workspace Switched", that should > handle your "four little desktops" > > Kevin > > On Mar 15, 2011 2:40 PM, "betty" > wrote: > > I'm not sure how i did this; but as i was moving the mouse somewhere i > > accidentally right or left clicked and voila; > > my four little desktops disappeared from the panel and instead there > are > > duplicates of any of the open window icons. grrrr. > > i looked around in preferences, and panel preferences and at ubuntu but > > could find nothing specific to this. i tried restarting the computer. > > > > any ideas greatly appreciated. this is an annoyance more than a > problem, > > so i understand if no one has time for this. > > thanks for listening. > > > > -- > > betty i. > > www.webcanine.com > > information for people > > who care for dogs. > > www.ipmArizona.com > > intellectual property management > > webdesign > > -- betty i. www.webcanine.com information for people who care for dogs.