Mac Desktops

tobywuk · tobywuk #1 (**permalink**)

08-24-2007, 09:32 AM

Quick question about the mac desktop

Is there a feature with OSX that lets you have 4 desktops that you can switch between like the function in linux where you click one of the 4 squares and it switches to a diffrent desktop where you can have different things open?

Is there an equivalent to an alt+tab? Does this just switch between applications or is there any nice transition animation like in vista?

walkerj · walkerj #2 (**permalink**)

08-24-2007, 09:46 AM

There is supposedly going to be one built-in to Leopard, but for now Tiger users can get a similar functionality with a free program called VirtueDesktops. Check out this thread where I give a fairly detailed rundown on how it works, and what I think of it.

Quick answer: I use it, and it works rather well. Little different from what you'd be used to from Linux/CDE/Gnome, but same functionality.

RiDE · RiDE #3 (**permalink**)

08-24-2007, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobywuk

Is there an equivalent to an alt+tab? Does this just switch between applications or is there any nice transition animation like in vista?

Yes... It's Cmd+Tab (Cmd is the "Apple" key)

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tobywuk #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 15, 2007 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 470 Mac Specs: Black macbook 2.16ghz 2GB Ram 160GB hdd \| 8Gb Ipod Nano	08-24-2007, 09:32 AM Quick question about the mac desktop Is there a feature with OSX that lets you have 4 desktops that you can switch between like the function in linux where you click one of the 4 squares and it switches to a diffrent desktop where you can have different things open? Is there an equivalent to an alt+tab? Does this just switch between applications or is there any nice transition animation like in vista?
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walkerj #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 13, 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA, USA Posts: 1,186 Mac Specs: 13" Macbook Pro 2.26Ghz Unibody 4G RAM 160G HDD Superdrive	08-24-2007, 09:46 AM There is supposedly going to be one built-in to Leopard, but for now Tiger users can get a similar functionality with a free program called VirtueDesktops. Check out this thread where I give a fairly detailed rundown on how it works, and what I think of it. Quick answer: I use it, and it works rather well. Little different from what you'd be used to from Linux/CDE/Gnome, but same functionality.
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