Gnome 3 carries forward virtual desktops, but now they can only be arranged vertically, and some folks complain they don’t like it that way.
Eventually gnome changes their mind and now virtual desktops are only allowed to be arranged horizontally…
Even fvwm had custom geometry for virtual desktops, doesnt seem like it should be that hard. The fact that they changed their minds you would have thought to be a clue that it should be configurable, but no…
Every time I try gnome I walk away with a feeling that I might as well use Windows. In fact, Windows has more powerful window management than gnome at this point.