diff -up metacity-2.28.0/src/metacity.schemas.in.in.workspaces metacity-2.28.0/src/metacity.schemas.in.in
--- metacity-2.28.0/src/metacity.schemas.in.in.workspaces 2009-10-15 13:52:37.983401456 -0400
+++ metacity-2.28.0/src/metacity.schemas.in.in 2009-10-15 13:52:58.017654116 -0400
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
<applyto>/apps/metacity/general/num_workspaces</applyto>
<owner>metacity</owner>
<type>int</type>
- <default>4</default>
+ <default>2</default>
<locale name="C">
<short>Number of workspaces</short>
<long>