PaperWM requires 2 workspaces despite only 1 physical monitor connected #1087
Description
Describe the bug
PaperWM displays the error message "PaperWM requires a minimum of 2 workspaces for your monitor configuration" even when only 1 physical monitor is connected and I try to set fixed workspaces to 1. PaperWM appears to be detecting a virtual or phantom monitor that the user cannot see or control.
To Reproduce
- Connect only 1 physical monitor (verified with
xrandr --listactivemonitorsshowing only one monitor) - Open GNOME Settings → Multitasking
- Attempt to set 'Number of Workspaces' to 'Fixed Number' with value of 1
- See error: "PaperWM requires a minimum of 2 workspaces for your monitor configuration"
Expected behavior
PaperWM should allow setting the number of fixed workspaces to 1.
Screenshots
System information:
Distribution: NixOS 25.05 (Warbler)
GNOME Shell: 48.2
Display server: Wayland
PaperWM version: 48.0.2
Enabled extensions:
- AlphabeticalAppGrid@stuarthayhurst
- just-perfection-desktop@just-perfection
- [email protected]
- [email protected]
Additional context
Related to #1057.