The OSX moniker for "Virtual Desktops". A user can have multiple desktops (icons, wallpaper, aliases/shortcuts, files, etc.), only one of which is usable at a time, and switch between them. Introduced in 10.5 "Leopard". In 10.7 "Lion", the Spaces functionality was rolled into Mission Control
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On Mac OS 10.8, how can you maximize a window into the current space?
I have an 11" MacBook Air and get a lot of use out of spaces (Apple's name for multiple desktops). When applications are minimized to the dock the minimized icon appears on all spaces, but when ...
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How can I scp when path and / or filename to copy has spaces?
I have in a remote remote_host a file like this:
\home\user\path with spaces\filename with spaces.ext
And I want to scp it to current dir .. How can I do that?
Thanks!
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In OS X is there a way to assign an application window to a specific monitor?
I know that with OS X Lion (10.7) and Mountain Lion (10.8) applications can be assigned to specific Spaces/Desktops. With my laptop I daily connect and disconnect from an external monitor. When I ...
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How do I reserve a Space to a single application? (Snow Leopard Spaces)
Once in a while I try to use Spaces in OS X, but I quit after a little because I can't find the way to make Spaces behave the way I want.
I would like to emulate the Lion full screen feature, so I ...
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Is there a way to script setting up a space (mission control) in OSX?
It seems that Spaces was designed with assigning apps to a space in mind (see this KB article). Even apps like TotalSpaces are built with this model. This seems redundant to me as there is already ...
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How to paste Excel data as fixed-width text?
If I copy data in Excel and paste it in a text file, I get tabs between cells. That's not good, I want spaces - and I want the columns to be aligned. How can I achieve this without a lot of effot ...
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How to reduce spacing between pinned icons in windows 7 taskbar (horizontal)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I further decrease the width of small, pinned icons?
I noticed a lot of people having the same problem. And I found no way around to fix or modify this huge ...
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In Notepad++, when i close a file and reopen it, 4 space tabs turn into 2 spaces. How can i fix this?
This happens all the time. It screws up my formatting... If i make a tab 2 times (8 spaces) it will turn to one tab (4 spaces) and 1 tab turns to 2 spaces etc. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Using Word's autocorrect function to replace double spaces with single spaces
I'd tried unsuccessfully to use Word's autocorrect function to replace double spaces with single spaces. Any suggestions?
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bash “pass through” script for android build, space issue
I have an android build i need to customize,
the question is ehre and not in stackoverflow because my issue wis with bash.
I wrote a script:
#!/bin/bash -xv
params=$@
if [ "$#" -ge "2" ]; then
...
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Microsoft Office 2011 Mac: Reminders don't interact correctly with Spaces or Expose
I'm using Microsoft Office 2011 on Snow Leopard. I'm a heavy Spaces user. Whenever Microsoft Office Reminders pops up a reminder, it brings up the reminder in my current screen. However, if I do ...
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Textwrangler follows current space on mac
My textwrangler will follow me wherever I am, whichever space I'm active in.
Is there a way to turn this off?
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Are multiple keyboard shortcuts allowed to switch between spaces?
I have an early 2001 Macbook Pro, and like the early 2008 version I had before that I got used to using Option+Arrow Keys to switch between spaces (when I wanted to quickly move to an adjoining space, ...
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move through spaces and take window with you without using a mouse? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What keyboard shortcuts move, resize, and maximize windows under Mac OS X?
Move windows between Spaces in Mac OS X using only the keyboard
I have just set up being ...
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Mac OS Lion - determine current space number
Issues of Lion's spaces and their differences between SL have been discussed already in many places here, however, I was unable to find answer to my simple question - is there a way to determine the ...
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Mac OS X: Command-Tab doesn't switch back to fullscreen app
Using the Spaces style fullscreen mode in OS X, I can easily Command-Tab out of a fullscreen app, but trying to Command-Tab back in doesn't take me back to that space, only switches the Menu Bar to ...
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Keyboard shortcut to switch app to different space on OS X Lion?
I am wondering if there is a way to use the keyboard to move the current app (or at least the current window) to a new space in Lion. Currently the only method I know of is to go to Mission Control ...
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Can't run Katawa Shojo game, failes with “undefined symbol: SDL_RWFromFile” [closed]
I was trying to run the freeware game Katawa Shojo, and I cannot run the Katawa Shojo.sh file. One problem is that when the filepath has spaces (it comes in a folder 'Katawa Shojo' to start with) it ...
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Can I use a Terminal command to switch to a specific space in OS X 10.6?
Is there any terminal command I can use to switch directly to a space in OS X 10.6 ?
Something like:
spaces switch 2
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338 views
Google Chrome shows up on all OS X Lion Spaces when it shouldn't
I use spaces to separate work modes. Lately, when I switch to a different space, Chrome shows up there too when it should just stay at its respective space. When I launch mission control, I am unable ...
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How to jump to a space containing a window for the active application?
I'm using 4 Spaces with the "When switching to an application, switch to a space with open windows for the application" option turned off. But that means it's sometimes a real hunt trying to find the ...
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381 views
Internet Explorer 9 uneven letter spacing
I am installing my new PC with Windows 7 Home Premium. Explorer 9 displays text funnily on my Samsung 27-inch monitor: some (apparently random) letters are separated by larger spaces than they should. ...
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On the Mac, how can I get saved Terminal window groups (or other saved window groups) to work across multiple Spaces?
I've got a nice startup script on my computer that opens up the various applications I need to get to work, making good use of Terminal's "Windows"->"Save Windows as Group"/"Open Window Group" option. ...
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No break space is inserted when using multiple line edit in TextMate
I reinstalled the newest TextMate(Version 1.5.10 (1631)) on OS X Lion. It works fine, but when I do multiple line edit and insert space character, I end up having no break space (0xc2 0xa0).
Why ...
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How can I switch spaces on OS X without the keyboard?
I want to know if there is a way I can switch spaces on OS X without using control+1 or control+(arrow key).
For some reason this is locking up my keyboard. It probably has to do with another program ...
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Exposé in 10.7: When exposing “Application Windows”, how do you show only the windows in the current space?
This is basically the same question as Exposé in 10.6: When exposing "Application Windows", how do you show only the windows in the current space?, but with 10.7 Lion.
In Mac OS X 10.7 ...
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How do you disable the window switch animation when switching spaces with Mission Control?
In Snow Leopard, I had the window switch animation disabled when I quick-key between spaces. Now that it's Mission Control in Lion, there's this long animation during which all my desktop icons ...
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1answer
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Switching spaces in Lion: Ctrl+# (number key) not working
In Snow Leopard, I was able to switch between spaces using Ctrl+# where # is a number key. However, after a fresh install of Lion it seems I have lost this feature. I can still switch using Ctrl+→/←. ...
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Changing name of Space in Mac OS X Lion
Is there any way to change the name of a space on Lion? I'm sure that it's not possible to change the name of a space being taken up by a full screen app, but is it possible to change the name of the ...
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How do Exposé and Spaces work in OS X?
How do Exposé and Spaces work in OS X?
I am looking for details like
When do these applications start?
What framework do they use to create these effects?
Any other details might help me ...
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How do I get rid of the extra space in tables with Microsoft Word 2003?
I am copying and pasting tables from another document (Word 2007) over to Word 2003 and when I do this, right click on the upper left hand corner of the table, AutoFit, AutoFit to Contents, I am left ...
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Switch spaces trackpad MacBook Pro
I want to be able to change spaces by swiping.
Example:
Swiping right would switch to the space to the right
Swiping down would switch to the space underneath
I tried BetterTouchTool but it only ...
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Mac mini - keyboard stops responding when switching spaces
The bug is well documented in the apple forums with a possible workaround:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11376362#11376362
In a few words my Mac mini's keyboard will stop ...
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Opening a new window in spaces with Mac OS X
I use a Mac together with Spaces which permits more than a single desktop.
I have a problem though, whenever I click on let's say a new browser window (loading firefox), spaces jumps to a desktop ...
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How to include space in drive label using command-line MS format?
The obvious-to-me approaches fail.
# format h: /fs:ntfs /q /y /V:512MB Disk
Invalid parameter - Disk
# format h: /fs:ntfs /q /y /V:"512MB Disk"
Invalid parameter - Disk"
# format h: /fs:ntfs /q /y ...
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Is there any way to force one Window of an Application to appear on all Spaces?
I'll sometimes have one window from an application that I need to access from all of my Spaces. Often this is a terminal or a specific chat window. Is there anyway I can force the one window to appear ...
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Relative Spaces in Snow Leopard
I usually have a 4x3 grid for spaces. Each row is dedicated to a different subject/project. Does anyone know a way to move to different column of the current row? So if I pressed control + 1 it would ...
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Move windows between Spaces in Mac OS X using only the keyboard
How can I change the active space while taking the active window with me?
In Gnome, I can press Shift-Ctrl-Arrow to move virtual desktops, bringing along the active window.
I'd love the ...
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Handle filename with spaces inside Bash-script
In my Bash-script i have to handle filenames with spaces. These are the important lines inside my script:
mp3file="/media/d/Music/zz_Hardcore/Sampler/Punk-O-Rama\ Vol.5\ \[MP3PRO\]/01\ -\ Nofx\ -\ ...
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Spaces - how do I stay on the Space I am using when opening other apps on other spaces
I like to open a number of different apps in different windows, ans as soon as there is any activity in any space the screen jumps to that space. how can I open an app in a space and not jump to it ...
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OSX — open program in a background Space?
In Spaces for OSX, is it possible to open a program in a background Space without having to switch to that Space beforehand, whether natively (unlikely) or through some sort of script or external ...
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multiple safari windows in different spaces?
i was just wondering if it's possible to keep one (or more) safari windows in one space, while keeping one (or more) safari windows open in a different space.
for instance, if i'm working on spanish ...
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OSX - Open two multiple windows of same program in different spaces on startup?
When OSX starts up, I'd like to have two Google Chrome windows open in two different spaces, two terminal windows in different spaces, etc. How can I do that?
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Stick Video Playback on one Monitor in fullscreen on all Spaces
I have a two monitor setup on my Mac. I want to be able to watch a movie on one screen in full screen while working on the other screen. The catch: I am using spaces and move around them very often. I ...
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what the uses of Spaces in MacOs?
hai
I'm using MacBook in my office. In MacOS Spaces is one utility to use i wonder that it nice to view multiple window. but if i click the mozilla or some browser in one view i can't open it ...
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In OS X, Spaces window sometimes doesn't disappear
About twice a day, after switching spaces, the window that indicates which space is active doesn't go away, then all keyboard input is ignored except for Ctrl+arrow key to switch to a different space. ...
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How can I fill (not replace) TAB with Spaces in MSWord?
How can I fill (not replace) TAB with Spaces in MS Office Word? In other word, have a look at the following pic:
1 -> 222 -> 3
111 -> 2 -> 333
11 -> 22 -> 33
11 ...
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Mac and different Spaces: conserving the windows arragement when changing the external monitor
I use Mac OS X Leopard with 4 different Spaces and an external monitor at workplace, which is located above the laptop. On each Space I work on a different project, with different terminal windows and ...
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Is there a taskbar for OS X?
I'd like to permanently see a clickable list of windows I have open, in the same way that the taskbar allows in Windows. Can I do this on Mac?
Some details:
i have many virtual desktops (spaces), ...
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Windows path without spaces (with ~1)?
I want to include the path to a library in the Program Files directory, but I need to do this without spaces. I know that Windows uses a convention that shortens names like Program Files becomes ...
