workspaces: Rework workspace controls for the view selector

As workspaces will appear as a particular view in the view selector,
merge WorkspacesControls and WorkspacesManager to control workspaces
and related controls, so that a single actor can be added to the
selector instead of positioning the elements from the overview.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=634948

data/theme/gnome-shell.css

@@ -305,11 +305,14 @@ StTooltip StLabel {
     spacing: 5px;
 }
 
+.workspace-indicator-panel {
+    spacing: 8px;
+}
+
 .workspace-indicator {
     width: 24px;
     height: 16px;
-    background: rgba(155,155,155,0.8);
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
-    border-spacing: 16px;
 }
 
 .workspace-indicator.active {
@@ -334,36 +337,33 @@ StTooltip StLabel {
 }
 
 .single-view-controls {
-    padding: 0px 15px;
+    padding: 8px 0px;
 }
 
 .workspace-controls {
-    width: 24px;
+    width: 48px;
-    height: 16px;
+    font-size: 32px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: #ffffff;
+    border: 2px solid rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.4);
+    border-right: 0px;
+    border-radius: 9px 0px 0px 9px;
 }
 
-.workspace-controls.add {
+.add-workspace {
-    background-image: url("add-workspace.svg");
+    background-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.4);
 }
 
-.workspace-controls.remove {
+.add-workspace:hover {
-    background-image: url("remove-workspace.svg");
+    background-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.6);
 }
 
-.workspace-controls.switch-single {
+.remove-workspace {
-    background-image: url("single-view.svg");
+    height: 48px;
 }
 
-.workspace-controls.switch-mosaic {
+.remove-workspace:hover {
-    background-image: url("mosaic-view.svg");
+    background-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.2);
-}
-
-.workspace-controls.switch-single:checked {
-    background-image: url("single-view-active.svg");
-}
-
-.workspace-controls.switch-mosaic:checked {
-    background-image: url("mosaic-view-active.svg");
 }
 
 /* Dash */

js/ui/overview.js

@@ -184,18 +184,10 @@ Overview.prototype = {
 
         this._group = new St.Group({ name: 'overview' });
         this._group._delegate = this;
-        this._group.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this,
-            function() {
-                if (this._lightbox) {
-                    this._lightbox.destroy();
-                    this._lightbox = null;
-                }
-            }));
 
         this.shellInfo = new ShellInfo();
 
-        this._workspacesManager = null;
+        this._workspacesDisplay = null;
-        this._lightbox = null;
 
         this.visible = false;
         this.animationInProgress = false;
@@ -258,18 +250,6 @@ Overview.prototype = {
         return clone;
     },
 
-    _onViewChanged: function() {
-        if (!this.visible)
-            return;
-
-        this.workspaces = this._workspacesManager.workspacesView;
-
-        // Show new workspacesView
-        this._group.add_actor(this.workspaces.actor);
-        this._workspacesBar.raise(this.workspaces.actor);
-        this._dash.actor.raise(this.workspaces.actor);
-    },
-
     _recalculateGridSizes: function () {
         let primary = global.get_primary_monitor();
         wideScreen = (primary.width/primary.height > WIDE_SCREEN_CUT_OFF_RATIO) &&
@@ -326,10 +306,6 @@ Overview.prototype = {
         }
         this._dash.actor.height = this._workspacesHeight;
 
-        // place the 'Add Workspace' button in the bottom row of the grid
-        this._workspacesBarX = this._workspacesX;
-        this._workspacesBarWidth = this._workspacesWidth;
-        this._workspacesBarY = primary.height - displayGridRowHeight;
 
         this._paneContainer.set_position(this._dash.actor.x + this._dash.actor.width + DEFAULT_PADDING,
                                          this._workspacesY);
@@ -375,11 +351,6 @@ Overview.prototype = {
                         this._activeDisplayPane.close();
                     return true;
                 }));
-                if (!this._lightbox)
-                    this._lightbox = new Lightbox.Lightbox(this._group,
-                                                           { fadeTime: PANE_FADE_TIME });
-                this._lightbox.show();
-                this._lightbox.highlight(this._paneContainer);
             } else if (pane == this._activeDisplayPane) {
                 this._activeDisplayPane = null;
                 if (backgroundEventId != null) {
@@ -388,7 +359,6 @@ Overview.prototype = {
                 }
                 this._transparentBackground.lower_bottom();
                 this._paneContainer.hide();
-                this._lightbox.hide();
             }
         }));
     },
@@ -443,29 +413,23 @@ Overview.prototype = {
         this.animationInProgress = true;
 
         /* TODO: make this stuff dynamic */
-        this._workspacesManager =
+        this._workspacesDisplay =
-            new WorkspacesView.WorkspacesManager(this._workspacesWidth,
+            new WorkspacesView.WorkspacesDisplay(this._workspacesWidth,
                                                  this._workspacesHeight,
                                                  this._workspacesX,
                                                  this._workspacesY);
-        this._workspacesManager.connect('view-changed',
+        this._workspacesDisplay.actor.set_size(this._workspacesWidth,
-                                        Lang.bind(this, this._onViewChanged));
+                                               this._workspacesHeight);
-        this.workspaces = this._workspacesManager.workspacesView;
+        this._workspacesDisplay.actor.set_position(this._workspacesX,
+                                                   this._workspacesY);
+        this._group.add_actor(this._workspacesDisplay.actor);
+
+        this._workspacesDisplay.show();
+        this.workspaces = this._workspacesDisplay.workspacesView;
+
+        // Show new workspacesView
         this._group.add_actor(this.workspaces.actor);
 
-        // The workspaces actor is as big as the screen, so we have to raise the dash above it
-        // for drag and drop to work.  In the future we should fix the workspaces to not
-        // be as big as the screen.
-        this._dash.actor.raise(this.workspaces.actor);
-
-        this._workspacesBar = this._workspacesManager.controlsBar.actor;
-        this._workspacesBar.set_position(this._workspacesBarX,
-                                         this._workspacesBarY);
-        this._workspacesBar.width = this._workspacesBarWidth;
-
-        this._group.add_actor(this._workspacesBar);
-        this._workspacesBar.raise(this.workspaces.actor);
-
         if (!this._desktopFade.child)
             this._desktopFade.child = this._getDesktopClone();
 
@@ -605,10 +569,8 @@ Overview.prototype = {
         this.workspaces.destroy();
         this.workspaces = null;
 
-        this._workspacesBar.destroy();
+        this._workspacesDisplay.actor.destroy();
-        this._workspacesBar = null;
+        this._workspacesDisplay = null;
-
-        this._workspacesManager = null;
 
         this._desktopFade.hide();
         this._background.hide();

js/ui/workspacesView.js

@@ -22,135 +22,9 @@ const MAX_WORKSPACES = 16;
 const WORKSPACE_DRAGGING_SCALE = 0.85;
 
 
+const CONTROLS_POP_IN_FRACTION = 0.8;
+const CONTROLS_POP_IN_TIME = 0.1;
 
-function WorkspaceIndicator(activateWorkspace, workspaceAcceptDrop, workspaceHandleDragOver, scrollEventCb) {
-    this._init(activateWorkspace, workspaceAcceptDrop, workspaceHandleDragOver, scrollEventCb);
-}
-
-WorkspaceIndicator.prototype = {
-    _init: function(activateWorkspace, workspaceAcceptDrop, workspaceHandleDragOver, scrollEventCb) {
-        this._activateWorkspace = activateWorkspace;
-        this._workspaceAcceptDrop = workspaceAcceptDrop;
-        this._workspaceHandleDragOver = workspaceHandleDragOver;
-        this._scrollEventCb = scrollEventCb;
-        let actor = new St.Bin({ style_class: 'panel-button' });
-
-        this._indicatorsPanel = new Shell.GenericContainer();
-        this._indicatorsPanel.connect('get-preferred-width', Lang.bind(this, this._getPreferredWidth));
-        this._indicatorsPanel.connect('get-preferred-height', Lang.bind(this, this._getPreferredHeight));
-        this._indicatorsPanel.connect('allocate', Lang.bind(this, this._allocate));
-        this._indicatorsPanel.clip_to_allocation = true;
-
-        actor.set_child(this._indicatorsPanel);
-        actor.set_alignment(St.Align.MIDDLE, St.Align.MIDDLE);
-        this._indicatorsPanel.hide();
-        actor.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, this._onDestroy));
-
-        let workId = Main.initializeDeferredWork(actor, Lang.bind(this, this._workspacesChanged));
-        this._nWorkspacesNotifyId =
-            global.screen.connect('notify::n-workspaces', function() {
-                Main.queueDeferredWork(workId);
-            });
-        this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId =
-            global.window_manager.connect('switch-workspace', function() {
-                Main.queueDeferredWork(workId);
-            });
-
-        this.actor = actor;
-    },
-
-    _workspacesChanged: function() {
-        let active = global.screen.get_active_workspace_index();
-        let n = global.screen.n_workspaces;
-        if (n > 1)
-            this._indicatorsPanel.show();
-        else
-            this._indicatorsPanel.hide();
-        this._fillPositionalIndicator();
-    },
-
-    _onDestroy: function() {
-        if (this._nWorkspacesNotifyId > 0)
-            global.screen.disconnect(this._nWorkspacesNotifyId);
-        this._nWorkspacesNotifyId = 0;
-        if (this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId > 0)
-            global.window_manager.disconnect(this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId);
-        this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId = 0;
-    },
-
-    _allocate: function(actor, box, flags) {
-        let children = actor.get_children();
-        let childBox = new Clutter.ActorBox();
-        for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
-            childBox.x1 = children[i].x;
-            childBox.y1 = 0;
-            childBox.x2 = children[i].x + children[i].width;
-            childBox.y2 = children[i].height;
-            children[i].allocate(childBox, flags);
-        }
-    },
-
-    _getPreferredWidth: function(actor, fh, alloc) {
-        let children = actor.get_children();
-        let width = 0;
-        for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
-            if (children[i].x + children[i].width <= width)
-                continue;
-            width = children[i].x + children[i].width;
-        }
-        alloc.min_size = 0;
-        alloc.natural_size = width;
-    },
-
-    _getPreferredHeight: function(actor, fw, alloc) {
-            let children = actor.get_children();
-            let height = 0;
-            if (children.length)
-                height = children[0].height;
-            alloc.min_size = height;
-            alloc.natural_size = height;
-    },
-
-    _addIndicatorClone: function(i, active) {
-        let actor = new St.Button({ style_class: 'workspace-indicator' });
-        if (active) {
-            actor.style_class = 'workspace-indicator active';
-        }
-        actor.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, function() {
-            this._activateWorkspace(i);
-        }));
-
-        actor._delegate = {};
-        actor._delegate.acceptDrop = Lang.bind(this, function(source, actor, x, y, time) {
-            if (this._workspaceAcceptDrop(i, source, actor, x, y, time)) {
-                this._activateWorkspace(i);
-                return true;
-            }
-            else
-                return false;
-        });
-        actor._delegate.handleDragOver = Lang.bind(this, function(source, actor, x, y, time) {
-            return this._workspaceHandleDragOver(i, source, actor, x, y, time);
-        });
-
-        actor.connect('scroll-event', this._scrollEventCb);
-
-        this._indicatorsPanel.add_actor(actor);
-
-        let spacing = actor.get_theme_node().get_length('border-spacing');
-        actor.x = spacing * i + actor.width * i;
-    },
-
-    _fillPositionalIndicator: function() {
-        this._indicatorsPanel.remove_all();
-
-        let activeWorkspaceIndex = global.screen.get_active_workspace_index();
-        let n = global.screen.n_workspaces;
-        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-            this._addIndicatorClone(i, i == activeWorkspaceIndex);
-        }
-    }
-};
 
 function WorkspacesView(width, height, x, y, workspaces) {
     this._init(width, height, x, y, workspaces);
@@ -775,6 +649,8 @@ WorkspacesView.prototype = {
             dragMotion: Lang.bind(this, this._onDragMotion)
         };
         DND.addDragMonitor(this._dragMonitor);
+
+        this.emit('window-drag-begin');
     },
 
     _onDragMotion: function(dragEvent) {
@@ -865,6 +741,8 @@ WorkspacesView.prototype = {
 
         for (let i = 0; i < this._workspaces.length; i++)
             this._workspaces[i].setReservedSlot(null);
+
+        this.emit('window-drag-end');
     },
 
     // sync the workspaces' positions to the value of the scroll adjustment
@@ -901,6 +779,120 @@ WorkspacesView.prototype = {
         }
     },
 
+    _getWorkspaceIndexToRemove: function() {
+        return global.screen.get_active_workspace_index();
+    }
+};
+Signals.addSignalMethods(WorkspacesView.prototype);
+
+
+function WorkspaceIndicatorPanel() {
+    this._init();
+}
+
+WorkspaceIndicatorPanel.prototype = {
+    _init: function() {
+        this.actor = new Shell.GenericContainer({ clip_to_allocation: true });
+        this.actor.connect('get-preferred-width', Lang.bind(this, this._getPreferredWidth));
+        this.actor.connect('get-preferred-height', Lang.bind(this, this._getPreferredHeight));
+        this.actor.connect('allocate', Lang.bind(this, this._allocate));
+
+        this.actor.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, this._onDestroy));
+
+        this._box = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'workspace-indicator-panel' });
+        this.actor.add_actor(this._box);
+
+        this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId =
+            global.window_manager.connect('switch-workspace',
+                                          Lang.bind(this, this._updateActive));
+    },
+
+    _onDestroy: function() {
+        if (this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId > 0)
+            global.window_manager.disconnect(this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId);
+        this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId = 0;
+        this._workspaces = null;
+    },
+
+    _allocate: function(actor, box, flags) {
+        let children = this._box.get_children();
+
+        // Don't display a single indicator
+        if (children.length == 1)
+            return;
+
+        let availWidth = box.x2 - box.x1;
+        let availHeight = box.y2 - box.y1;
+        let [minWidth, natWidth] = this._box.get_preferred_width(-1);
+
+        let childBox = new Clutter.ActorBox();
+        childBox.x1 = Math.floor((availWidth - natWidth) / 2);
+        childBox.x2 = childBox.x1 + natWidth;
+        childBox.y1 = 0;
+        childBox.y2 = availHeight;
+
+        this._box.allocate(childBox, flags);
+    },
+
+    _getPreferredWidth: function(actor, forHeight, alloc) {
+        let [minWidth, natWidth] = this._box.get_preferred_width(-1);
+        alloc.min_size = 0;
+        alloc.natural_size = natWidth;
+    },
+
+    _getPreferredHeight: function(actor, forWidth, alloc) {
+        let [minHeight, natHeight] = this._box.get_preferred_height(-1);
+        alloc.min_size = minHeight;
+        alloc.natural_size = natHeight;
+    },
+
+    updateWorkspaces: function(workspaces) {
+        this._workspaces = workspaces;
+
+        this._box.remove_all();
+        for (let i = 0; i < this._workspaces.length; i++) {
+            let actor = new St.Button({ style_class: 'workspace-indicator' });
+            let workspace = this._workspaces[i];
+            let metaWorkspace = this._workspaces[i].metaWorkspace;
+
+            actor.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, function() {
+                metaWorkspace.activate(global.get_current_time());
+            }));
+
+            actor._delegate = {
+                acceptDrop: Lang.bind(this,
+                    function(source, actor, x, y, time) {
+                        if (workspace.acceptDrop(source, actor, x, y, time)) {
+                            metaWorkspace.activate(time);
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        return false;
+                    }),
+                handleDragOver: Lang.bind(this,
+                    function(source, actor, x, y, time) {
+                        return workspace.handleDragOver(source, actor, x, y, time);
+                    })
+            };
+
+            actor.connect('scroll-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
+
+            this._box.add(actor);
+        }
+
+        this._updateActive();
+    },
+
+    _updateActive: function() {
+        let children = this._box.get_children();
+        let activeIndex = global.screen.get_active_workspace_index();
+        for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+            if (i == activeIndex)
+                children[i].add_style_class_name('active');
+            else
+                children[i].remove_style_class_name('active');
+        }
+    },
+
     // handle scroll wheel events:
     // activate the next or previous workspace and let the signal handler
     // manage the animation
@@ -921,140 +913,96 @@ WorkspacesView.prototype = {
             let metaWorkspace = this._workspaces[activate].metaWorkspace;
             metaWorkspace.activate(global.get_current_time());
         }
-    },
-
-    createControllerBar: function() {
-        let actor = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'single-view-controls',
-                                       pack_start: true,
-                                       vertical: true });
-
-        let indicator = new WorkspaceIndicator(Lang.bind(this, function(i) {
-            if (this._workspaces[i] != undefined)
-                this._workspaces[i].metaWorkspace.activate(global.get_current_time());
-        }), Lang.bind(this, function(i, source, actor, x, y, time) {
-            if (this._workspaces[i] != undefined)
-                return this._workspaces[i].acceptDrop(source, actor, x, y, time);
-            return false;
-        }), Lang.bind(this, function(i, source, actor, x, y, time) {
-            if (this._workspaces[i] != undefined)
-                return this._workspaces[i].handleDragOver(source, actor, x, y, time);
-            return DND.DragMotionResult.CONTINUE;
-        }), Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
-
-        actor.add(indicator.actor, { expand: true, x_fill: true, y_fill: true });
-        return actor;
-    },
-
-    _getWorkspaceIndexToRemove: function() {
-        return global.screen.get_active_workspace_index();
     }
 };
 
-function WorkspacesControls() {
+
-    this._init();
+function WorkspaceControlsContainer(controls) {
+    this._init(controls);
 }
 
-WorkspacesControls.prototype = {
+WorkspaceControlsContainer.prototype = {
-    _init: function() {
+    _init: function(controls) {
-        this.actor = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'workspaces-bar' });
+        this.actor = new Shell.GenericContainer({ clip_to_allocation: true });
-        this.actor.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, this._onDestroy));
+        this.actor.connect('get-preferred-width',
+                           Lang.bind(this, this._getPreferredWidth));
+        this.actor.connect('get-preferred-height',
+                           Lang.bind(this, this._getPreferredHeight));
+        this.actor.connect('allocate', Lang.bind(this, this._allocate));
 
-        this._currentView = null;
+        this.actor.add_actor(controls);
 
-        // View specific controls
+        this._controls = controls;
-        this._viewControls = new St.Bin({ x_fill: true, y_fill: true });
+        this._controls.reactive = true;
-        this.actor.add(this._viewControls, { expand: true, x_fill: true });
+        this._controls.track_hover = true;
+        this._controls.connect('notify::hover',
+                               Lang.bind(this, this._onHoverChanged));
 
-        // Add/remove workspace buttons
+        let workId = Main.initializeDeferredWork(this.actor,
-        this._removeButton = new St.Button({ style_class: 'workspace-controls remove' });
+            Lang.bind(this, function() {
-        this._removeButton.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, function() {
+                Main.overview.connect('item-drag-begin',
-            this._currentView.removeWorkspace();
+                                      Lang.bind(this, this.popOut));
-        }));
+                Main.overview.connect('item-drag-end',
-        this.actor.add(this._removeButton, { y_fill: false,
+                                      Lang.bind(this, this.popIn));
-                                             y_align: St.Align.START });
+                this._controls.x = this._poppedInX();
-
+            }));
-        this._addButton = new St.Button({ style_class: 'workspace-controls add' });
-        this._addButton.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, function() {
-            this._currentView.addWorkspace();
-        }));
-        this._addButton._delegate = this._addButton;
-        this._addButton._delegate.acceptDrop = Lang.bind(this,
-            function(source, actor, x, y, time) {
-                return this._currentView._acceptNewWorkspaceDrop(source, actor, x, y, time);
-            });
-        this._addButton._delegate.handleDragOver = Lang.bind(this,
-            function(source, actor, x, y, time) {
-                return this._currentView._handleDragOverNewWorkspace(source, actor, x, y, time);
-            });
-        this.actor.add(this._addButton, { y_fill: false,
-                                          y_align: St.Align.START });
-
-        this._nWorkspacesNotifyId =
-            global.screen.connect('notify::n-workspaces',
-                                  Lang.bind(this, this.updateControlsSensitivity));
-        this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId =
-            global.window_manager.connect('switch-workspace',
-                                          Lang.bind(this, this.updateControlsSensitivity));
-
-        this.updateControlsSensitivity();
     },
 
-    updateControls: function(view) {
+    _getPreferredWidth: function(actor, forHeight, alloc) {
-        this._currentView = view;
+        let [minWidth, natWidth] = this._controls.get_preferred_width(-1);
-
+        alloc.min_size = minWidth;
-        this.updateControlsSensitivity();
+        alloc.natural_size = natWidth;
-
-        let newControls = this._currentView.createControllerBar();
-        if (newControls) {
-            this._viewControls.child = newControls;
-            this._viewControls.child.opacity = 0;
-            Tweener.addTween(this._viewControls.child,
-                             { opacity: 255,
-                               time: Overview.ANIMATION_TIME,
-                               transition: 'easeOutQuad' });
-        } else {
-            if (this._viewControls.child)
-                Tweener.addTween(this._viewControls.child,
-                                 { opacity: 0,
-                                   time: Overview.ANIMATION_TIME,
-                                   transition: 'easeOutQuad',
-                                   onComplete: Lang.bind(this, function() {
-                                       this._viewControls.child.destroy();
-                                 })});
-        }
     },
 
-    _onDestroy: function() {
+    _getPreferredHeight: function(actor, forWidth, alloc) {
-        if (this._nWorkspacesNotifyId > 0) {
+        let [minHeight, natHeight] = this._controls.get_preferred_height(-1);
-            global.screen.disconnect(this._nWorkspacesNotifyId);
+        alloc.min_size = minHeight;
-            this._nWorkspacesNotifyId = 0;
+        alloc.natural_size = natHeight;
-        }
-        if (this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId > 0) {
-            global.window_manager.disconnect(this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId);
-            this._switchWorkspaceNotifyId = 0;
-        }
     },
 
-    _setButtonSensitivity: function(button, sensitive) {
+    _allocate: function(actor, box, flags) {
-        if (button == null)
+        let childBox = new Clutter.ActorBox();
-            return;
+        childBox.x1 = this._controls.x;
-        button.opacity = sensitive ? 255 : 85;
+        childBox.x2 = this._controls.x + this._controls.width;
+        childBox.y1 = 0;
+        childBox.y2 = box.y2 - box.y1;
+        this._controls.allocate(childBox, flags);
     },
 
-    updateControlsSensitivity: function() {
+    _onHoverChanged: function() {
-        if (this._currentView) {
+        if (this._controls.hover)
-            this._setButtonSensitivity(this._removeButton, this._currentView.canRemoveWorkspace());
+            this.popOut();
-            this._setButtonSensitivity(this._addButton, this._currentView.canAddWorkspace());
+        else
-        }
+            this.popIn();
+    },
+
+    _poppedInX: function() {
+        let x = CONTROLS_POP_IN_FRACTION * this._controls.width;
+        if (St.Widget.get_default_direction() == St.TextDirection.RTL)
+            return -x;
+        return x;
+    },
+
+    popOut: function() {
+        Tweener.addTween(this._controls,
+                         { x: 0,
+                           time: CONTROLS_POP_IN_TIME,
+                           transition: 'easeOutQuad' });
+    },
+
+    popIn: function() {
+        Tweener.addTween(this._controls,
+                         { x: this._poppedInX(),
+                           time: CONTROLS_POP_IN_TIME,
+                           transition: 'easeOutQuad' });
     }
 };
-Signals.addSignalMethods(WorkspacesControls.prototype);
 
-function WorkspacesManager(width, height, x, y) {
+function WorkspacesDisplay(width, height, x, y) {
     this._init(width, height, x, y);
 }
 
-WorkspacesManager.prototype = {
+WorkspacesDisplay.prototype = {
     _init: function(width, height, x, y) {
         this._workspacesWidth = width;
         this._workspacesHeight = height;
@@ -1067,18 +1015,50 @@ WorkspacesManager.prototype = {
             this._workspaces[w] = new Workspace.Workspace(metaWorkspace);
         }
 
-        this.workspacesView = null;
+        this.actor = new St.BoxLayout();
-        this.controlsBar = new WorkspacesControls();
-        this._updateView();
 
-        this.controlsBar.actor.connect('destroy',
+        let workspacesBox = new St.BoxLayout({ vertical: true });
-                                       Lang.bind(this, this._onDestroy));
+        this.actor.add(workspacesBox, { expand: true });
-        this._nWorkspacesNotifyId =
+
-            global.screen.connect('notify::n-workspaces',
+        // placeholder for window previews
-                                  Lang.bind(this, this._workspacesChanged));
+        workspacesBox.add(new St.Bin(), { expand: true });
+
+        this._workspaceIndicatorPanel = new WorkspaceIndicatorPanel();
+        workspacesBox.add(this._workspaceIndicatorPanel.actor);
+
+        let controls = new St.BoxLayout({ vertical: true,
+                                          style_class: 'workspace-controls' });
+        this._controlsContainer = new WorkspaceControlsContainer(controls);
+        this.actor.add(this._controlsContainer.actor);
+
+        // Add/remove workspace buttons
+        this._removeButton = new St.Button({ label: '&#8211;', // n-dash
+                                             style_class: 'remove-workspace' });
+        this._removeButton.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, function() {
+            this.workspacesView.removeWorkspace();
+        }));
+        controls.add(this._removeButton);
+
+        this._addButton = new St.Button({ label: '+',
+                                          style_class: 'add-workspace' });
+        this._addButton.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, function() {
+            this.workspacesView.addWorkspace();
+        }));
+        this._addButton._delegate = this._addButton;
+        this._addButton._delegate.acceptDrop = Lang.bind(this,
+            function(source, actor, x, y, time) {
+                return this.workspacesView._acceptNewWorkspaceDrop(source, actor, x, y, time);
+            });
+        this._addButton._delegate.handleDragOver = Lang.bind(this,
+            function(source, actor, x, y, time) {
+                return this.workspacesView._handleDragOverNewWorkspace(source, actor, x, y, time);
+            });
+        controls.add(this._addButton, { expand: true });
+
+        this.workspacesView = null;
     },
 
-    _updateView: function() {
+   show: function() {
         let newView = new WorkspacesView(this._workspacesWidth,
                                          this._workspacesHeight,
                                          this._workspacesX,
@@ -1089,9 +1069,31 @@ WorkspacesManager.prototype = {
             this.workspacesView.destroy();
         this.workspacesView = newView;
 
-        this.controlsBar.updateControls(this.workspacesView);
+        this.workspacesView.connect('window-drag-begin', Lang.bind(this,
+            function() {
+                this._controlsContainer.popOut();
+            }));
+        this.workspacesView.connect('window-drag-end', Lang.bind(this,
+            function() {
+                this._controlsContainer.popIn();
+            }));
 
-        this.emit('view-changed');
+        this._workspaceIndicatorPanel.updateWorkspaces(this._workspaces);
+
+        this._nWorkspacesNotifyId =
+            global.screen.connect('notify::n-workspaces',
+                                  Lang.bind(this, this._workspacesChanged));
+    },
+
+    hide: function() {
+        if (this._nWorkspacesNotifyId > 0)
+            global.screen.disconnect(this._nWorkspacesNotifyId);
+        this.workspacesView.destroy();
+        this.workspacesView = null;
+        for (let w = 0; w < this._workspaces.length; w++) {
+            this._workspaces[w].disconnectAll();
+            this._workspaces[w].destroy();
+        }
     },
 
     _workspacesChanged: function() {
@@ -1134,17 +1136,7 @@ WorkspacesManager.prototype = {
         this.workspacesView.updateWorkspaces(oldNumWorkspaces,
                                              newNumWorkspaces,
                                              lostWorkspaces);
-    },
+        this._workspaceIndicatorPanel.updateWorkspaces(this._workspaces);
-
-    _onDestroy: function() {
-        if (this._nWorkspacesNotifyId > 0)
-            global.screen.disconnect(this._nWorkspacesNotifyId);
-        if (this._viewChangedId > 0)
-            global.settings.disconnect(this._viewChangedId);
-        for (let w = 0; w < this._workspaces.length; w++) {
-            this._workspaces[w].disconnectAll();
-            this._workspaces[w].destroy();
-        }
     }
 };
-Signals.addSignalMethods(WorkspacesManager.prototype);
+Signals.addSignalMethods(WorkspacesDisplay.prototype);