- Spaces (software)
Infobox Software
name = Spaces
caption = A screenshot of Spaces on Mac OS X "Leopard"
developer =Apple Inc.
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operating system =Mac OS X
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genre =Virtual desktop
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/features/spaces.html http://www.apple.com/.../spaces.html]Spaces [Apple.com: [http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/features/spaces.html Leopard Sneak Peek - Spaces] ] is a
virtual desktop feature developed by Apple Inc. and is an integral part ofMac OS X v10.5 "Leopard". It was announced bySteve Jobs during the openingkeynote at theWorldwide Developers Conference onAugust 7 ,2006 .Overview
Spaces enables users to set up virtual desktops (or "spaces") suited to particular needs of the user, without the need of creating a new account. One could for example create a "space" primarily assigned to office work and then switch to a different one focused on web surfing. Up to 16 spaces can be created, and applications can be bound to specific spaces.
Use
Applications or windows can be put into a different "space" simply by dragging the window to the edge of the screen. "Spaces" can also be activated by pressing F8. Spaces also works effectively with Exposé, another Mac OS X feature, where you can see the windows of each space scaled down while looking at each a scaled down version of each space.
Comparison
Although Spaces is a new feature in Mac OS 10.5, virtual desktops have existed for quite some time for Linux, BeOS, and as 3rd party software for the Mac OS [ [http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005267 Spaces: A look at Apple's take on virtual desktops] ] and Windows. [ [http://blogs.msdn.com/abhinaba/archive/2006/07/05/656197.aspx Multiple Desktop Support in Windows] ] It has been a standard feature on
UNIX desktops for a number of years. [redhat.com: [https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-6.1-Manual/getting-started-guide/s1-gnome60-panel.html Red Hat Linux 6.1 Getting Started Guide, 1999.] ]References
External links
* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/spaces.html Leopard Sneak Peek: Spaces]
* [http://www.iSights.org/2007/11/confessions-of-.html Confessions of a Space-oholic: Getting the most out of Spaces]
* [http://www.hardmac.com/articles/60/page2/ Hardmac Developer's Build Information]
* [http://blogs.simmons.edu/node/123 Microsoft Word 2004 Incompatabilities]
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