I re-set my Spaces hotkey to Option instead of control as I found that for a lot of the apps that I use Control-arrow is used for text manipulation. That seems to make it a lot more ever-present. The other trick that I really like about spaces is being able to grab a window, then hit the keyboard shortcut to a space (e.g. option-3) to move the grabbed window directly to the space without having to "bump" the edge of the screen to get there.
I also use it to compartmentalize my work. Space 2 is COMM - Mail, internal chat, iCal. Space 1 is for web. Usually Safari with a zillion tabs. Space 3 is a full screen Vista VM. Space 4 is kind of the "romper room" space - Server Admin, software packaging, various utilities etc... If I need more romper rooms, I add more spaces.
This layout works well for me as I'm a 17" MBP user as my full-time, desktop replacement, machine with no need for an external display.
j
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On Dec 1, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Wm. Cerniuk wrote: I would agree with Rich. I only use 4 spaces because I have a 30” and a laptop monitor. I find spaces enormously useful, simple and clean but still powerful with well thought out direct manipulation and progressive disclosure constructs in the interface.
Where spaces interface excels is in the ability to drag windows between spaces when in the spaced interface. Spaces is also nice in that while in the interface, all windows are showing updates. That view by itself can be useful to get a 20K foot overview of what is going on in the system. Set up a dozen browsers windows that are getting live updates and you get a mini-video wall.
I would recommend making a corner on your screen a spaces hot corner. I use the upper left and just tap it with the mouse to go into and out of spaces.
V/R, Wm. Cerniuk
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On Dec 1, 2009, at 9:20 PM, Joel Esler wrote: Well, heck, if we are going to suggest virtual desktops, let's just suggest Spaces. It's built in.
J On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Trouton, Rich (NIH/NHGRI) [C] <email@hidden> wrote:
There isn't a port of compiz for OS X that I'm aware of, but there may be a couple of alternatives (not free or open source):
You Control: Desktops
http://www.yousoftware.com/desktops/desktops.php
HyperSpaces
http://hyperspacesapp.com/
Thanks,
Rich
On Dec 1, 2009, at 8:33 PM, Jacob, Raymond CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 58420 wrote:
> I have seen compiz on ubuntu workstations and one mac air with vmware fusion.
> To me it is less jarring visually to turn the cube than jump from space to space. I get lost in spaces.
> I am not trying to start a flame. I am just want to know if there is an
> open source port of compiz that runs on osx 10.5?
>
>
> thank you,
> raymond
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