Naming Spaces

On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:09:15 -0600, Michelle Steiner wrote (in article
):

> In article ,
> TaliesinSoft wrote:
>
>>>> You can set a key to display _all_ the spaces at once.
>>>
>>> Or corner of the screen.
>>
>> Could you elaborate? Currently I display a full screen showing the
>> content of my various spaces. Are you saying that I can get the same in
>> just a corner of the screen?
>
> He means that you can set a hot corner of the screen to do the same thing
> as the key-press.

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In article ,
TaliesinSoft wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:50:33 -0600, Steve Hix wrote
> (in article ):
>
> [responding to the following]
>
> >> You can set a key to display _all_ the spaces at once.
> >
> > Or corner of the screen.
>
> Could you elaborate? Currently I display a full screen showing the content of
> my various spaces. Are you saying that I can get the same in just a corner of
> the screen?

In addition to setting a key to display all spaces at once, you could
also define a screen corner (or four) to do the same thing:

System Preferences -> Exposé & Spaces -> Exposé -> Active Screen
Corners:
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:47:25 -0600, Steve Hix wrote (in article
):

[respondint to my asking how one creates a hot corner that will activate the
Spaces overview]

> In addition to setting a key to display all spaces at once, you could also
> define a screen corner (or four) to do the same thing:
>
> System Preferences -> Exposé & Spaces -> Exposé -> Active Screen Corners:

Many thanks and it does indeed work. Interesting that one sets the option in
the Expose and not the Spaces preference pane.

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In article ,
TaliesinSoft wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:47:25 -0600, Steve Hix wrote (in article
> ):
>
> [respondint to my asking how one creates a hot corner that will activate the
> Spaces overview]
>
> > In addition to setting a key to display all spaces at once, you could also
> > define a screen corner (or four) to do the same thing:
> >
> > System Preferences -> Exposé & Spaces -> Exposé -> Active Screen Corners:
>
> Many thanks and it does indeed work. Interesting that one sets the option in
> the Expose and not the Spaces preference pane.

'cause Exposé got the concession for managing screen corner functions.
Probably underbid the Spaces mob.
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In article ,
Martin Smith wrote:

> Strange, for me it opens in space 7, which is where I told it to.

How did you tell it to? Is this something stupidly simple I've
overlooked? Wouldn't be the first time.
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Warren Oates wrote:
> In article ,
> Martin Smith wrote:
>
>> Strange, for me it opens in space 7, which is where I told it to.
>
> How did you tell it to? Is this something stupidly simple I've
> overlooked? Wouldn't be the first time.

Spaces preferences, application assignments, click on the + sign
I did find that when I first added application that way they all
defaulted to space 1, but you can alter that once they are entred.
not an entirely perfect system. but useable.

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In article ,
Martin Smith wrote:

>
> Spaces preferences, application assignments, click on the + sign
> I did find that when I first added application that way they all
> defaulted to space 1, but you can alter that once they are entred.
> not an entirely perfect system. but useable.

Hmm. I never saw that before. It has Toast set to always use Space 1,
but, but, but, I didn't do that -- Toast must have done it.

Thanks, and Merry Christmas.
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:40:53 -0600, Martin Smith wrote (in article
):

[Commenting on how one assigns an application to a particular space]

> Spaces preferences, application assignments, click on the + sign I did
> find that when I first added application that way they all defaulted to
> space 1, but you can alter that once they are entred. not an entirely
> perfect system. but useable.

The Spaces preference panel provides the means for the reassignment of which
space an application will default to. I guess that because of this it was
felt that the initial default assignment to space 1 was sufficient given that
without leaving Spaces preferences it could easily be changed. Perhaps having
a more prominent method of assigning the initial space would be an
improvement, but I never had a problem using the system as it is.

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On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:47:25 -0600, Steve Hix wrote
(in article ):

> In addition to setting a key to display all spaces at once, you could
> also define a screen corner (or four) to do the same thing:

I tried setting a screen corner to enter and exit the Spaces screen and ended
up removing it as I liked the "middle button" on the mouse (scroll wheel on
my Kensington Slimblade mouse) better. There was less chance of accidental
entry.

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In article ,
TaliesinSoft wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:47:25 -0600, Steve Hix wrote
> (in article ):
>
> > In addition to setting a key to display all spaces at once, you could
> > also define a screen corner (or four) to do the same thing:
>
> I tried setting a screen corner to enter and exit the Spaces screen and ended
> up removing it as I liked the "middle button" on the mouse (scroll wheel on
> my Kensington Slimblade mouse) better. There was less chance of accidental
> entry.

Aren't options nice?
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:14:29 -0600, Steve Hix wrote (in article
):

> In article ,
> TaliesinSoft wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:47:25 -0600, Steve Hix wrote (in article
>> ):
>>
>>> In addition to setting a key to display all spaces at once, you could
>>> also define a screen corner (or four) to do the same thing:
>>
>> I tried setting a screen corner to enter and exit the Spaces screen and
>> ended up removing it as I liked the "middle button" on the mouse (scroll
>> wheel on my Kensington Slimblade mouse) better. There was less chance of
>> accidental entry.
>
> Aren't options nice?

Indeed options are nice! I've long learned that what works for one person
doesn't for another. To each his/her own.

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TaliesinSoft wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:57:40 -0600, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote (in article
> ):
>
> [responding to my stating that I keep a diagram of my sixteen spaces by my
> computer]
>
> > Surely having to keep a diagram is a sign you've taken Spaces too far?
> > Seriously - what advantage is there segregating apps so finely?
>
> Just now I changed Spaces preferences so that clicking on the center button
> of my mouse, a Kensington Slimbade Presenter, reveals a miniature of each of
> the sixteen spaces and then I can click on the one I want to make active.
> Previsously I had to use Function-F8 to do the same thing and it was just
> awkward. My initial reaction to this change has been most favorable and it
> looks like I will no longer have to reference the diagram. Admittedly I can
> switch amongst active applications using the Command-Tab method or clicking
> on an application in the dock, but for reasons I can't explain I like the
> visualness of seeing the miniature of the screen for the space containing an
> active application.

Now if Spaces could just be named that would be a perfect little system

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