Essentially, it allows you to work on several desktops at once. Your physical screen is considered one out of several virtual screens, and you can switch between these. This effectively multiplies your working area since windows can reside outside your currently visible desktop and still be switched to simply by switching to another desktop.
&pgr; can be configured in the "Screen" settings object. To quickly open that object, click with mouse button 2 on an empty space in the pager window and select "Properties".
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