Openbox in GNOME: Only one workspace

I start gnome with exec gnome-session in my .xinitrc and the fusion-icon in autostart. This allows me to switch between compiz, metacity and openbox but switching to openbox only gives me a single workspace, despite having set 6 in rc.xml and having four in metacity/compiz. Any ideas as how to fix this?

Thanks for the replies. I first tried relogging in but that didn't work, but I read that killing the panel works and it did. Strange that relogging in didn't have the same effect. Anyways, marking as solved.

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I just installed Gnome but the workspace switcher in the panel is only showing the current workspace. When I go into the preferences the option to show all the workspaces is greyed out. How can I fix this?
Thanks!
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Thanks for the replies. I first tried relogging in but that didn't work, but I read that killing the panel works and it did. Strange that relogging in didn't have the same effect. Anyways, marking as solved.

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Last edited by Nareto (2011-08-19 09:13:47)

yes I have these (relevant) options:
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Is this correct? This doesn't seem right.

Hello,
are given access to only one workspace at a timeCorrect
are created in Apex only(not db)Well Apex runs inside the DB...so yes the accounts are created in the DB, however they are only accessible (and meaningful) from within Apex. You can't login to the DB via SQLPlus using Workspace credentials for example.
can not use a db account to login as a developerCorrect
to access more then one workspace at time the account must be
created seperately in each workspace.Correct
if the applications are db account authenticated ....Correct.
if the applications are apex account authenticated then a different user account...Correct
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Conky on only one desktop/workspace. is it possible?

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Just playing around with conky today. I am wondering if it is possible to have conky appear on only one of the desktops/workspaces. This is for openbox but don't think it would matter. I have four desktops/workspaces and only want it on desktop1. I can't seem to find a definitive answer.
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