OS X 10.4.5: Finder plays nicely in its Space
June 30, 2008 – 6:56 pmI think it’s about time Apple fixed this one. Hidden in the OS X 10.4.5 feature page is this little gem:
Addresses an issue in which switching from a space with a Finder window keeps the Finder as the active application instead of the application residing in the destination space.
Has this been bugging anyone else for the last 5 versions of the OS? I’m not certain how other people code, but when I’m on a single monitor, I have one Space for Terminal windows, one Space for each browser, and one space for TextMate. I also constrain Finder to a single Space so I don’t wind up with a bazillion Finder windows all over the place. The result is that I switch Spaces a lot, but I always know where everything’s living. So I wind up with something like this:
This (used to) require clicking (or in some way activating) the application in the recently switched-to space if the LAST space accessed was Finder (in my case, Space 1). Now, after lo these many months, the Finder behaves like any other application. Thank you Apple.
2 Responses to “OS X 10.4.5: Finder plays nicely in its Space”
How is it that I never thought of assigning Finder to a space? Get thee to Space 6!
I don’t know if it will make a difference for me on my design machine at home, since I like to open Finder windows near the apps they relate to. But on my laptop for work, I think this “discovery” and the fix will make me very happy.
By Josh on Jul 1, 2008
Lo, this is the bread of affliction?
By Abby on Jul 8, 2008