prefix+space — Show desktop / restore

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prefix+space toggles desktop visibility: minimize all windows ↔ restore them.

Default chord: space · Config key: show_desktop · Change in Settings → Hotkeys → Layout navigation

Behavior

  • First press: all windows are minimized, exposing the desktop.
  • Press again: every window that was just minimized is restored to its prior position.

Equivalent to the system’s Win+D, just routed through prefix — handy if you don’t want to dedicate a separate Win-key shortcut.

Trigger flow

Press prefix+space directly; no second key required.

Notes

  • This is a system-level desktop toggle. It doesn’t distinguish gmux-placed windows from anything else — all non-tray windows are minimized.
  • Restore brings every window back at once. If you manually moved some windows while they were minimized, pressing prefix+space again may restore things in a way that doesn’t quite match what you expect (this is Windows’ own toggle-desktop behavior; gmux does nothing special here).
  • Does not affect selected_region / the current layout / fullscreen flags.

Rejection conditions

None. prefix+space always fires (it doesn’t depend on any gmux state).