Cool 10.4.9 feature...

[72930]

I'm pretty certain that this was not in 10.4.8, and that it has not been mentioned.

While in dashboard, if you press space+ (or your spotlight shortcut), spotlight opens up in the background. This is great if you want to open a widget without your hands having to move ALL THE WAY to the mouse...

 

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Why is this useful?

 

[72930]

Why is this useful?

e.g. Today, I was using a widget (in class😉 ), when I wanted to check up a word. Instead of either exiting the dashboard or having to use the mouse to open the dictionary widget, I could just use the keyboard...

 

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So you do a spotlight search for the widget, open a new copy of the widget, and the advantage is that you don't have to move the cursor to an existing dictionary widget?

I'm not impressed.

 

[72930]

and the advantage is that you don't have to move the cursor to an existing dictionary widget?

Exactly, I like keyboard shortcuts, and apparently someone in apple did enough to implement this...

I'm not impressed.

You should be...

Psychofreak, you are the coolest guy ever, in the history of the whole world.

I know...

 

[eenu]

if i am right in understanding you then this feature has always been there.

 

[mike dunx]

this isn't new

 

[®îçhå®?]

I know...

Lol. Blatently just made that now. I personally only use the stickies in my dashboard as well as istat pro

 

[72930]

this isn't new

Oopsy daisy...maybe I never tried it before....but I'm sure I've had to leave dashboard for spotlight...odd...

 

[72930]

Lol. Blatently did not just make that now.

Of course you are right, I did not...