Spaces question 1028
Good question. IMO, the ideal behavior would be that if you click the Safari icon while in a space where Safari doesn't have an open window, it would create a new window in that space, the same as it would if it didn't have any open windows at all. Switching between desktops would have to be an explicit action under this model. This doesn't seem to be how it works, though.
Another issue is, say I want Photoshop open on two different desktops. It's easy enough to drag document windows around, but how would I get two different copies of all the toolbars and palettes, one for each desktop?
I've never been a big fan of virtual desktops. IMO, there's too much cognitive overhead involved in planning how to split up windows for certain projects, remembering where you left what, etc.
Also, I wonder how virtual desktops work with multi-screen setups. There are two ways I can picture this functioning. The most logical is, they turn into virtual "desktop sets". That is, they work the same way as they do with one screen, but each virtually desktop extends across all screens.
You would end up creating new Safari windows instead of switching to Safari. No, I think that part works correctly - i.e. it switches to the space where safari is...
OK, so suppose I've got Safari windows in spaces 1 and 2, and I'm in space 3. I click on Safari in...
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