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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

by 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!