On Sep 23, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Ashgrove wrote:
On Sep 23, 6:27 pm, Joshua Juran <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't want a space for each app; I want a space for each *project*.
You need a different user per project. With "fast switching" on, that
should work for you.
Um, no. First of all, dialup connections are per-user, not system-
wide, so if you switch users the connection drops. My current phone
allows tethering over Bluetooth by providing a modem interface, so on
the road I'd have to configure it for each user and reconnect on every
switch. Oh, and the phone side is a bit flaky so I have to reboot the
phone in between connections. This is a dealbreaker.
But even assuming wired use only, switching users still breaks network
connections, like chat and IRC. And now I'm paying to run two copies
of all the apps. My MacBook Pro's 4 GB isn't enough for that, and my
iMac's 2 GB surely isn't. Plus, having to enter a password on each
switch? What if I need to copy and paste between projects? Sorry,
but this is totally wrong.
Another issue is that the
current application is a global state, not a property of the current
space. If I switch from space Foo to space Bar and back, I expect
the
same application to be current, but that's not how Spaces works.
I am not sure what you mean. You can assign apps to specific spaces,
though, and some to open in all spaces. It takes some trial and error,
but it works great one you have it fine-tuned.
(1) Go to a space with windows for apps A and B and activate app A.
(2) Switch to a space with windows for app B but not app A. App B
activates (assuming it owns the front window).
(3) Switch back to the other space. App B remains frontmost.
(When app B is the Finder, this happens even if the second screen has
no windows at all.)
See, 'current application' is a system-global property. I want it to
be maintained per-space.
You might find John Siracusa's article on the 'Spatial Finder'
illuminating:
About the Finder...
By John Siracusa
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2003/04/finder.ars>
Speaking of which, can't I at least name my spaces to help me
remember
how I'm using them?
Hyperspaces. It's a paid app, but it does what you need.
Hmmm, that might be a worthwhile add-on.
Josh
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