Spaces were renamed Desktops and brought together with Exposé and Dashboard as Mission Control with the release of Mac OSX 10.7 Lion.
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OSX Lion Spaces & desktop files
When I switch between spaces, after the transition effect the files on the previous desktop fade back in, so that the same files are on every desktop.
Is it possible to keep separate files on ...
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Preserve Window Spaces Placement Between Restarts
I use Spaces to organize the task I'm pursing. In that vein, I often will have a browser window on each Space, with open tabs relevant to that task that Space is used for.
For example, Space 1 is for ...
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Change a Mac Mission Control wallpaper using the terminal
I can use Automater to change the wallpaper of the current "space" im in, but I can't tell it to change another space.
Any thoughts?
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Can Spaces be configured by project, rather than by application?
Spaces seems to give you a choice of having a given software application open in a single space or in all spaces. Is there a way to configure Spaces to so that each space is devoted to a particular ...
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Can I set up each space to be a different file location?
I have five spaces that I use regularly. I was wondering if there was any way to link each space to a different location; for example, Space 1 would be Users/Me/Desktop, and the others would be ...
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Why can't I move the mini iTunes player between Spaces?
On snow leopard, I am unable to move the mini-itunes player between spaces. For any other app (including the full library showing iTunes) I move windows between spaces by clicking and holding the ...
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Preserve the desktop where an application's window was placed, after a system restart
As the image below shows, I've a few applications which I keep open on my main desktop and I've another space/Desktop for applications like Twitter for Mac, Stickies, etc.
Now, the problem is that ...
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Tabbing between application windows while using spaces
The weirdest thing happened to me. I reinstalled OSX Lion on my macbook, and when all done I noticed how I could not switch between application windows on different spaces using cmd + tab.
I'm ...
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How can I get Safari to open in desktop instead of its own space?
When I open Safari, it opens in its own application desktop, instead of in one of Lion's desktops. The problem this creates is that I have to keep on changing back and forth to the desktop which ...
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Quick switching to maximized application on Lion
I used to use spaces for quick switching between applications (I had a space with a browser, another with a terminal and yet another with an editor). For spaces I could have a keyboard shortcut. This ...
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How can I disable Spaces in Lion?
I used to use spaces a lot on Leopard and Snow Leopard, but the way it works on Lion is annoying for me, especially when it sends the full screen apps to a Space at the end of the row.
Is there a way ...
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Is there a key stroke to switch to a fullscreen app in Lion?
I normally switch around my virtual desktops using the ctrl+num. Now, Exposé shows all the desktops and the fullscreen app whereupon clicking the fullscreen app rectangle will take me back to it. I'd ...
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How can I stop Spaces from taking me to an app's Space when I open a new file?
Let's say I have two spaces with a program open in space one. If I'm actively working in space two and open a file that uses the same program as what's open in space one, I get hucked back into space ...
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How can I make rows and columns for Spaces in Lion?
I just recently switched to Lion from Snow leopard and dealing with a few issues (like this question)
I am still loving it, though.
I used to have 3 X 3 spaces (I know, it's insane for some, but I ...
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OS X Lion multiple Spaces annoyance
I like to set my desktops a certain way for work.
I noticed that when I command-tab around my Spaces, it seems to switch around the order of desktops when I access with ctrl+arrow.
This is really ...
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Dragging files between spaces
Prior to 10.7.2 I used to be able to do the following sequence:
Drag and hold a file using my thumb on the trackpad (button depressed)
Three finger swipe to move to another space
Drop the item in ...
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Is there a way of swiping between single spaces on a multi-monitor setup?
In Lion, being able to swipe between desktops with the trackpad is great. However since adding another monitor to my setup, what I really want to be able to do is swipe desktops across monitors. E.g. ...
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How do I find the current Mission Control space number from the command line?
Is there any way to determine the number of the currently active Mission Control space/desktop in Mac OS X Lion from the command line?
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Can Spaces be used on only one monitor (with another displaying just one desktop)?
I like Spaces, and I like my two-monitor setup. However, I'd like to just use spaces on one monitor, while keeping the other one always showing the same desktop. For example,
Monitor 1 shows ...
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Lion: Switching Spaces with Key Controls darn slow? [duplicate]
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Speed up Mission Control Preview Animation
I loved to use Spaces in Snow Leopard. Now with Mission Control I love using the feature even more. However as many people on ...
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How Do I Change The Desktop Order in Mission Control? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to reorder spaces in Lion?
Currently, it doesn't seem possible to just drag and drop the desktops to change their order.
Is there any other way of doing ...
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Why do full-screen applications change their order in Mission Control?
How are fullscreen apps organised? This is usually my workflow:
Dashboard / Desktop / Safari / Pages
I sometimes go to Pages and type some things and go back to Safari, and then I find that it ...
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Is there a shortcut to add/remove spaces?
With Snow Leopard one chose the number of Spaces before hand (in preferences); in Lion one must create spaces one by one. Are there shortcuts to create & remove Spaces/Desktops?
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Application appearing on all spaces in Lion
I had a couple of applications set up to be on all spaces when I was running on Snow Leopard, but now that I'm on Lion I want to turn that off.
I can't work out how to do it. Does anyone know how? ...
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Lion adding an empty desktop when full-screening an application
I've noticed the following:
I have 1 desktop and a couple of applications open
I drag an application to a new desktop (2 in this case)
I 'full screen' both applications
A blank desktop is ...
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What will cause spaces to rearrange in Lion?
I'm having a hard time figuring out what constitutes as "recent use" in Lion that will cause spaces to rearrange(I have the "automatically rearrange spaces based on recent use" box checked). I use ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to jump directly to a particular full screen app in Lion?
When you full screen an application in Lion, it "flies out" of the desktop space it started in, and winds up at the end of the spaces list (assuming you have turned off auto-arranging).
As a result ...
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Lion: Change Keyboard shortcut CMD + ALT + Left/Right Arrow for spaces OR Firefox's next/previous tab
I'm using Firefox, where CMD + ALT + ← / → Arrow changes to the next / previous tab. This is an important feature to me.
Since Lion, this shortcut changes the active space to the next and ...
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Coming to terms with the loss of spaces in Lion [closed]
Okay perhaps my title was a little on the dramatic side but i'm really struggling to come to terms with this new "mission control thing" apple have replaced spaces with!
Let me give you some context ...
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Prevent OS X from changing Spaces after quitting an App?
After quitting an application, the previous app that I was interacting with is automatically selected. If I was working in Terminal, switched to Chrome, and then decided to quit Chrome, Terminal ...
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Can I install Spaces and Exposé on Lion?
Like many of you, I'm sure, Mission Control isn't quite cutting it for me in Lion. I much preferred Spaces and Exposé. So, naturally, I tried reinstalling them on Lion. I got Spaces.app, Expose.app, ...
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Is it possible to switch between spaces with Command+Number in Lion?
In Snow Leopard I could switch spaces by pressing ⌘+Number. Is there a way to turn that on in Lion?
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Single desktop image for all desktops
I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion. Afterward when I would set a Desktop picture (either through System Preferences or iPhoto) it was applied to all desktops.
Yesterday I control clicked the ...
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How do I change the default Space for an app in Mission Control?
Under Snow Leopard and Spaces you could define which Space an app should automatically launch in, including the ability to indicate that it should be visible in every space.
My apps are respecting ...
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How to reset spaces assignments after upgrading to Lion?
On Snow Leopard I used to have 9 spaces organised just for my needs. Unfortunately new Mission Control approach broke it completely and I'm still feeling a bit lost with the new horizontal approach.
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Is it possible to move all windows from one space to the other?
Is there a way to move all the windows found in one space into another without having to move them one by one?
(This feature was available in Snow Leopard)
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Spaces: visualization in menubar, and arbitrary keybinding for 'goto next space'
I'm looking for a tool or tools to
(1) switch to the next (or previous) space using an arbitrary keybinding, rathern than the modifier+arrow keys allowed in the preferences, and
(2) show a (very) ...
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How can I create keyboard shortcuts to move to previous / next full-screen app?
I'm trying to add keyboard shortcut to move to prev/next full-screen app.
I'm now @ Keyboard > 'Keyboard shortcuts', there is no options under 'Mission Control'. And I have no idea of what to add in ...
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How can I rename desktops in Mission Control?
The default new desktop space is named 'Desktop 1'. If you create a new one, it is named 'Desktop 2'. Is there a way to change those default names to something more meaningful?
Additionally, it looks ...
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Is Mission Control an addition to Exposé & Spaces UI or a replacement?
Lion has Mission Control that combines features from both Exposé and Spaces. Do the old Exposé and Spaces UIs still exist in Lion or does Mission Control replace them?
I've heard mixed rumors about ...
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Is it possible to reorder spaces in Lion?
I would expect 'Mission Control' to allow me to drag spaces in a certain order (with the exception of the 'Dashboard' space), but this does not seem like an option.
This would be especially useful ...
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What is the upper limit of Spaces in Lion?
10.5 and 10.6 limited users to a maximum of 16 spaces. Since Lion's space interface is a single (presumably scrollable) row, is there an upper limit on the number of Spaces?
Yes, I find myself ...
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How can I disable animation when switching desktops in Lion?
I would very much like to disable the sliding animation that occurs when switching desktops via ctrl+→/← or ctrl+[number] in Lion. This was previously accomplished in previous versions ...
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OSX: Affix window to not move on spaces switch
Is there an option, or external program that anyone knows of that would allow me to set window to always stay in the same position on every one of my 4 spaces / not move when I switch.
Like I want ...
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I can't save my system preferences
I can't save my dock and spaces setting. Every time I set them (eg. disable spaces), after I reboot/re-login to the system, the dock and spaces settings will revert back to the previous status. How ...
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Reassign Trackpad Gestures?
The current behavior for an upward four-finger swipe on the trackpad is to move all Windows to the side and display your desktop. I personally have no use for this since I keep absolutely nothing on ...
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Automatically restore my window locations when I reconnect my external monitor? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I make windows save their position on screen after re-attaching a display?
I'll often move around in the course of a work day, from my basement office where I ...
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2 Macs sharing Displays via Spaces or something else?
My partner and I work on iOS apps together, he's on one Mac and I'm on another. We often need to see each other's displays though and right now we have a monitor that we swap back and forth. When I ...
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Does using Spaces slow down the system?
Did anyone experience if using Spaces slows down the system? Is there are difference between using 4 spaces vs 9 spaces?
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Only show active windows in the current space in Mac OSX when pressing CMD-Tab
I'm new to Mac and have the following wish:
I would like to have one instance of an application (app1) on space1 and another application (app2) on space2. When I pres press CMD-Tab I see every open ...
