TotalSpaces

2.9.6

2.9.6

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1013.4 beta 4 kills the app, causes all screens to flash together

Why is this program listed as a new version when the version number is the same as the last one? where's the update?

While I understand that developers need to eat too, the idea of almost paying $20 for an app that mimics the Spaces function from an earlier version of the Mac OS (I am currently running Yosemite) is nuts. I understand that some users may have been really enamored of that earlier functionality, but considering that that was a fifth or a sixth the cost of the entire OS (before Apple began giving it away) it strikes me as too expensive.

WARNING: Apples recent security update (2015-01) for 10.8 *breaks* TotalSpaces 1.2.11 which still worked prior to this update. Now it's gone and I'm stuck without a solution.

The GRID is not present in Yosemite.Instead it returns you to a window that signifies your start page. I wrote to the Developer and so far no answer.

There are now two versions of TotalSpaces: 1) TotalSpaces is for OS X Lion and Mountain Lion only, 2) TotalSpaces2 is for OS X Mavericks. TotalSpaces2 for Mavericks is a paid upgrade from TotalSpaces. Please download it and test it before upgrading your licence. Existing TotalSpaces users get a 40% Discount. Upgrades for recent purchases (since 10th June 2013) are FREE. Upgrade price is $10.80.

Excellent Software!

Does anyone know of an app that lets you spread ONE window across at least TWO spaces? This is where Spaces would be useful to me. As it is, it's just a useless eye-candy. (don't yell at me, I understand the use if you have multiple apps on each space, but most of the time you've got one window > one space, so it's just a "transition effect" for switching apps, ain't it? ;-)

I am registered with Total Spaces. I have been using it for a long time. Every now and then suddenly the GRID appears and I can not get off the Grid. I can't click on any thing on the grid and I can't use Force quit. It happens too often and I have to do a HARD Shutdown by holding the power button. It has gotten so bad that I can no longer have it as a log in item and I have quit it.

Wow! I had an older version that I turned off because it was too buggy, but 1.1.3 is fantastic! I have only been using 1.1.3 less than a day, but I am so impressed that I wanted to submit a quick review. It is working well with OS 10.8.2 on a MacBook Pro and a Mac Pro. Setup, hotkeys, functionality, interface are all excellent so far. It brings back the functionality of Apple's old Spaces, and more.

Wow. This is really buggy. The app's preferences say, "Use the space bar to toggle exposé when using the overview grid." So—if you press the space bar when viewing the overview grid, you will have to reboot because _all_ keyboard input is ignored, as are clicks. The only thing that works is the cursor but clicking does nothing. I temporarily set the preference to use three-finger swiping. I then decided this was dumb and I set the pref back to four-finger swiping, but three-finger swiping was still in effect. I quit and relaunched the program and got back four-finger swiping but now THREE-FINGER SWIPING IN MY BROWSER DOESN'T WORK which used to implement the forward and back buttons and I have no idea how to get it back. You broke my browser. If you use TotalSpaces, Mission Control will continue to run which is confusing but I suppose that is an Apple constraint. Missing from Total Spaces is the ability to Shift-drag while in grid overview to drag all the displayed windows from one space to another. Consider this a feature request. (But fix the freaking bugs first!) The developer should not be charging money for this beta software. 10.7.4 2009 MacBook Pro

I guess something is wrong with the leanest version. The overview grid just shows a blank black screen with a cursor for me. Currently I have reverted back to 0.10.3 which works great. Please fix it so I can get the long awaited fullscreen features. A few minutes without TotalSpaces made me super restless, as I realized how crippled Lion's multi tasking/window management is!

Excellent job so far! I love that I'm finally going to be able to move on from Snow Leopard, but what I really need is an option to switch desktops with a flick of the mouse combined with a modifier key. This is done beautifully in SL via Warp (http://www.ksuther.com/warp/). It's so quick to be able to just hold the option key down and move the mouse to the screen edge and switch over to a neighboring desktop. By having the modifier key you eliminate unwanted desktop switching and needing to add a delay. Thanks for considering!

Wow. I am just in awe of this app. I finally got used to mission control, but I missed some of the features of spaces. This is way better than either of them. my favorite part is the transition options. A few things to watch out for: -If you're using a Magic Trackpad/Mouse, it might freeze when you're changing the gestures in TotalSpaces, or also configuring the trackpad in system prefs with TotalSpaces open. Mine froze for about 2 minutes (although a regular mouse worked just fine while it was frozen). -After I enabled the gestures, every time I swiped it would switch 2 spaces. A simple shutdown and restart fixed the issue. A few suggestions to the developer: -This is obviously inspired somewhat by Compiz in Linux, it would be really cool to be able to change the way the full spaces view looks, for example under compiz you can view the desktop cube and spin it. Also, I don't know if it's just me but mine doesn't show a background in the full view, it looks like it does in the screenshots. Not a big deal but it would be cool. -Needs more gesture support, namely the ability to do a 4 finger swipe up for the full spaces view (as opposed to switching spaces that way, because I'm only using mine horizontally), just like mission control. -Any chance of a SL version? It seems like it's a mission control replacement rather than integration, so I feel like it should work. I tried some info.plist edits on 10.6.7 on my netbook but the app still remained crossed out. Really, really cool app. I have TotalFinder and TotalTerminal as well and I use them on a daily basis, this developer really knows how to make quality software.

This developer is doing Apple a favor, this makes me almost want to upgrade to Lion after all this time. Apple should really take a long, hard look of why only 40 percent of Mac users are actively using Lion right now.

Just in case you think I was wrong to write a comment before trying the app., I tried it, and an obligatory Preference choice I had to make was to assign each open app. to a particular desktop. 'Nuff said. The developer of this app. doesn't Get The Point Of It All any more than anybody else does. I. m. h. o. every one of these apps., Apple's incuded, is a snare and a delusion.

Here's what I want in a virtual desktop program (and I doubt I'm alone in this).I want a program that can work on a project-by-project basis as well as a program-by-program basis. What I mean is this. To support myself I have to churn out another children's book about that plucky little rabbit, and my hobby is writing anonymous death threats to public officials. And I use MS Word for both projects. I want a program that can handle this situation gracefully. I mean that, once I have my different desktops set up the way I want them for my different projects, I want a program that will accurately remember my chosen window preferences (on both my monitors). In fact I want a program which will accurately remember them across reboots. So far, I've tried 'em all, including Apple's various schemes, and none of them have come close to filling my needs. I'm about to download and try this one, maybe it will make me happier but I'm not very hopeful. Most of the people who write this kind of program seem out of touch with the way computer users actually work.

YES, YES AND YES! This is so close to perfect and can't even tell you. This developer is a superhero. Gestures have been added to the latest version. Two problems though... 1) Five fingers is a bit tough. Gotta get it down to at least four. 2) The swipe gestures are backwards!! Meaning the desktops change in the opposite direction of my gesture (and opposite of how Apple's gestures work, which is what we're all used to). To elaborate, if I have 3 desktops side by side and I'm on desktop 2, when I swipe from right to left, that means I'm moving desktop 2 offscreen to the left and bringing desktop 3 onscreen from the right. The desktops follow the motion of my hand. TotalSpaces is currently set up backwards where if I move from right to left (while on desktop 2), it moves me to desktop 1, presumably because desktop 1 is on the left and that's the direction I swiped in. But the desktop doesn't follow the motion of my hand. I moved from right to left, but the active desktop moved left to right... that's backwards. This needs to be flipped or give the end user a checkbox to choose which behavior they want. For people new to trackpads and gestures, this might be OK, but for experienced users, this will drive us crazy! I still totally love this app, but this has got to be addressed before it gets 5 star awesomeness.

Thank goodness someone has finally written some software that starts to fill the gaping whole Apple left with Spaces. This software is about two or three updates away from being awesome. Next steps to awesomeness are desktop labels and gestures. GOTTA have gestures. I use a trackpad at home and work and use the 3 finger swipe the change desktops. Going back to hotkeys will feel archaic. Thanks!

This is just great! ATM, I can use use all my desktops the way I did with Leopard/Snow Leopard. But the problem with full screen apps is still there. I'm sure this will be on the the dev's to-do. Apart from that, it works pretty well and does what it says. Great work!