Comments on: Mac OS X Lion tip: Getting the hang of desktop “spaces” in Mission Control https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/ Making sense of gadgets and technology Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:28:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 By: Ben Patterson https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-3330 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:05:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-3330 In reply to Sarah Savin.

Pretty sure that isn’t possible, unfortunately. Anyone else?

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By: Sarah Savin https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-3329 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:47:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-3329 Hi there, Is there any way I can keep the files on my desktop to stay on desktop two, rather than desktop one?
(Essentially leaving desktop one empty of folders?)
Thanks!

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By: Neven Steinmetz https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-3291 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:20:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-3291 Preview seems to be “permanently” stuck on the right side of my desktops without the option of closing it, i.e. no “X” when I hover over it. Opening a new desktop always pushes the preview desktop to the right. Is there any way to close the Preview desktop?
Thanks

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By: yahoo-LXPB4CIO6P2IBH7PE47VJJQ5J4 https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-1654 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:34:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-1654 In reply to Attila Bodi.

You can split it up in mission control, just go over PS and for me, it is four finger push up

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By: Attila Bodi https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-1626 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:12:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-1626 this is kinda going backwards, when i have 30 jpgs open in PS they just stack on each other rather then separate perfectly like in snow leopard. lion makes it harder to find the files in trying to work with, its not designer friendlily anymore

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By: Paul Burger https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-1625 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:24:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-1625 Thanks for a very well written introduction to Launch control.

I was quite impressed in how the upgrade to Lion converted my spaces into desktops. I waited until 10.7.3 before I risked upgrading because I found that in spaces it was a little easier going directly to a doc/app in two gestures. In Lion it’s 3 or more. I also preferred dashboard to overlay and not take me to a new space, something I later discovered was merely a setting change.

However, now that I’m using launch control I noticed some strange behaviour which I hope you can point me in the right direction.

When on desktop 3 for example and clicking on the mail icon in the dock it takes me to desktop 1 where I told launch control I want mail to live, but every now and again it shows mail behind all other open apps/windows in that desktop. Really strange and irritating. It also does this with other apps, not just mail.

The other oddity is that when I click on say (mac)excel in doc, it opens on the desktop I am on i.s.o. taking me to the desktop where it is supposed to live.

Then finally, when clicking on some apps, in particular Visio (parallels) in the dock, it takes me to the completely wrong desktop where Visio is not. Clicking on it again might sometimes take me to the right desktop where Visio is already open. Other times I have to manually find and go to the Desktop.

The first two I’m not sure what is going on, but the last one it almost seems as if launch control is getting confused with where the desktop has moved to. (Launch control moves the desktop left the more you use it so it is essentially sorted on usage from left to right.) So when clicking on Visio takes it to the physical desktop position where Visio used to live and not the relative position.

Anyway, any help on any of these would be appreciated.

Thanks
Paul

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By: Mac OS X Survival Guide | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-1519 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:41:55 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-1519 […] Getting the hang of desktop “spaces” in Mission Control […]

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By: Tomas Vergara https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-1498 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:44:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-1498 man this is so amazinggg!!!!

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By: 10 tips for taking control of your new Mac | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-1474 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:19:51 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-1474 […] Getting the hang of desktop “spaces” in Mission Control Learn how to get the most out of the virtual desktop “spaces”—each filled with its own assortment of open documents and applications—in Mac OS X Lion, the latest version of the Mac OS. […]

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By: Mac tip: How to control your desktop with “Hot Corners” | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/29/mac-os-lion-tip-hang-desktop-spaces/#comment-1305 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:24:27 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2356#comment-1305 […] I want to switch to a bird’s-eye view of all the windows and desktops on my Mac via Mission Control, I don’t bother with tapping the keyboard or clicking the Mission Control icon in the Mac […]

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