Saving Activity/Workspace state?

[coulamac <aigiskos yahoo com>]

Hi,

I just subscribed to the list and have been perusing the archives.  Owen Taylor's message (http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2009-January/msg00033.html) caught my eye.  I think the Activity/Workspace ideas are intriguing.

My main question is this: can you save a workspace state?  

Let's say the user likes to 1) communicate with others, 2) browse the web, 3) write letters, and 4) make music.  The user has specific, multiple programs she always uses with each activity.  Can the user push the Activities button and be able to open that activity in a new workspace?  For example, the user wants to 1) communicate with others.  Can she select a "Communicate" activity, which was saved from a prior session, and automatically start up, say, Evolution, XChat-Gnome, Pidgin, and Ekiga?

If so, how does the user save a particular workspace/activity?  How does she name it?  If workspace/activities are named, should the name go on the top bar somewhere?

Thank you for your patience and attention.  I apologize if this has already been brought up, and I missed it.

~Andrew

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