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Okay if you want to split hairs sure Safari can do it but will it keep all the windows about your project on the correct screen? What about Word or Photoshop or

Okay if you want to split hairs sure Safari can do it but will it keep all the windows about your project on the correct screen? What about Word or Photoshop or Mail or Skype or Sketch or Numbers or Whatever. Will any of these programs filter by project on the correct screen like I want them to? Nope.

stephenr 9y ago
They should leave the Windows where you put them, nothing more nothing less.
Yaggo 9y ago
I have used project-per-virtual-desktop approach for years. I assign "shared apps" (Mail, Slack, etc) to all desktops (option-click via dock icon). My "project apps" are mostly terminal, text editor, and browser windows. There are couple of issues¹, but this is still by far the best approach I can think of. Actually, I don't understand how other people can manage their stuff without per-project virtual desktops. ¹ cannot rename virtual desktops on macOS, not all apps can restore their windows on correct desktop after reboot, not all apps support multi-window workflow (e.g. Slack), "minimized windows" area in dock should be per-desktop instead of global
- stephenr 9y ago
  Have you considered using smart mailboxes and additional "viewer" Windows to have mail per-project space?
  - Yaggo 9y ago
    Too much hassle for me. I don't have a need for project specific emailing. PS. Fluid.app is nice way to create project-specific native app instances from web applications, e.g. Trello, Jenkins, etc. Plays nicer with virtual desktops / cmd+tab than browser windows. (With the cost of memory.)
    - stephenr 9y ago
      Is Fluid still supported? I used it many years ago, but haven't had the need for a while.
      - Yaggo 9y ago
        Yes, it's Sierra compatible. (http://fluidapp.com http://fluidapp.com)
- andy_ppp 9y ago
  You've improved things a lot by showing how I can have apps can appear on multiple desktops, thanks!
- mikecsh 9y ago
  Thanks for this - I'll try it out, I hadn't realised you could have one app on multiple virtual desktops!

stephenr 9y ago

They should leave the Windows where you put them, nothing more nothing less.

Yaggo 9y ago

I have used project-per-virtual-desktop approach for years. I assign "shared apps" (Mail, Slack, etc) to all desktops (option-click via dock icon). My "project apps" are mostly terminal, text editor, and browser windows. There are couple of issues¹, but this is still by far the best approach I can think of. Actually, I don't understand how other people can manage their stuff without per-project virtual desktops. ¹ cannot rename virtual desktops on macOS, not all apps can restore their windows on correct desktop after reboot, not all apps support multi-window workflow (e.g. Slack), "minimized windows" area in dock should be per-desktop instead of global

stephenr 9y ago
Have you considered using smart mailboxes and additional "viewer" Windows to have mail per-project space?
- Yaggo 9y ago
  Too much hassle for me. I don't have a need for project specific emailing. PS. Fluid.app is nice way to create project-specific native app instances from web applications, e.g. Trello, Jenkins, etc. Plays nicer with virtual desktops / cmd+tab than browser windows. (With the cost of memory.)
  - stephenr 9y ago
    Is Fluid still supported? I used it many years ago, but haven't had the need for a while.
    - Yaggo 9y ago
      Yes, it's Sierra compatible. (http://fluidapp.com http://fluidapp.com)
andy_ppp 9y ago
You've improved things a lot by showing how I can have apps can appear on multiple desktops, thanks!
mikecsh 9y ago
Thanks for this - I'll try it out, I hadn't realised you could have one app on multiple virtual desktops!