Filed under: Freeware, Leopard
Dock Spaces: a different Dock for each Space
Dock Spaces is a nifty little utility that allows you to have up to ten different Docks. What makes it different, however, is its integration with OS X's built-in Spaces virtual desktops. Now you can have a different Dock in every Space that automatically switches when you move to the new Space.With Dock Spaces you can use different Docks to give different Spaces a kind of functional utility. For example, you could put all your office type applications in one Space and all your graphics editing applications in another, etc. It can also make it easier to tell exactly which Space you're presently in.
Dock Spaces is a free download from Patrick Chamelo (donations requested) and naturally requires Leopard.
[via MacBreak Weekly]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hal said 4:42PM on 10-28-2008
Is there a utility that will let me have a different wallpaper in each space? Then, combined with this software, I could truly feel like Spaces provides distinct workspaces.
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thezonie said 4:45PM on 10-28-2008
Similar question, is there a way to have completely different desktops for each space? Not just the desktop wallpaper, but also the desktop contents?
Chris said 4:58PM on 10-28-2008
http://lifehacker.com/5066188/hyperspaces-supercharges-leopards-spaces
Doug said 5:39PM on 10-28-2008
I installed this with spaces already on and it jacked up my spaces settings and blew up my dock, had to hard boot. Install with caution.
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Murphy Mac said 5:40PM on 10-28-2008
Man - I really wanted to use Spaces when Leopard first came out, but I wasn't coordinated enough. Maybe I'll give it another shot.
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Brandon said 7:48PM on 10-28-2008
Grrr!
It doesn't work for me. It deletes the dock i make when i switch to a different dock... grrrr...
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Justin said 8:53PM on 10-28-2008
Just set it up. I am digging it so far.
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Ilham said 11:48PM on 10-28-2008
This is an amazing application but maybe this is why Apple never introduced the feature yet. Although it is great, I do not like the lag time between changing docks ( I assume it is constantly reopening the dock app) - gives me a sense of feel that my mac may have crashed :). But I'll try to live with it. Also the hyperspace app is nice, but I think I'll wait until Apple comes out with something, as I do use more than 2 spaces.
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Matt2k said 12:02AM on 10-29-2008
Wow
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Norman said 3:33AM on 10-29-2008
What i'd really need would be different WALLPAPERS, to really emotionally distinguish my working-space from my normal and from my gaming-space.
Is that possible?
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Chris said 3:57PM on 10-29-2008
(As posted above)
http://lifehacker.com/5066188/hyperspaces-supercharges-leopards-spaces
Jash Sayani said 6:44AM on 10-29-2008
Use Stacks !!
I have all my frequently used apps in a stack and have QuickSilver for launching apps quickly....
Then you dont need all this stuff....
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Alex said 7:50AM on 10-29-2008
isn't Quicksilver discontinued/open source/not compatible with Leopard now?
Installed it, after a few minutes I had to hardboot, which sucks a lot. The App doesn't seem to like dock names with / in them, it wouldn't let me select one that I had created that way.
Other than that it's a nice app.
I wish for a schedule to automatically switch between work and leisure spaces/docks!
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Alex said 11:32AM on 10-29-2008
Well, second hard boot/freeze for today. One more and that thing is off my computer. :-/
K said 8:09AM on 10-29-2008
Is it possible to see 4 different screens instead of 4 blue ones when we do a expos type look ?
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Jackson said 1:25PM on 11-03-2008
Dock Spaces is neat -- but it makes switching spaces feel broken. It's too slow to react. When I switch to an app on a different space -- or just switch to a different space, it should be immediate. Unfortunately Dock Spaces slows this process down and makes it feel funny.
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