Spaces with multiple displays

[124151155]

Hi,
I've just started using my second display for the first time, and I really don't like the way how spaces works with two screens.
What I'd like, is that each screen can have any space on it, and to change it, I press my spaces key with the cursor on the screen I want to change and then I change the space for that screen only.

So I could be using space 1 on screen A and space 2 on screen B, then change screen B to space 3 and keep screen A as it is, on space 1.

Here's a picture which hopefully will help. 1 is what I currently have and 2 is what I'd like.

Can this be enabled or used via third party software?

Thanks.

 

[miles01110]

No. Spaces does not work like this.

 

[124151155]

Bummer. It seems more logical to me since Spaces is like having four screens but only seeing one at a time...

If anybody knows of any third party software which offers something like this I'd love to hear about it.

 

[BlueRevolution]

There were a few virtual desktop apps available pre-Leopard, but most of them have been abandoned thanks to Spaces. I never really understood the appeal and never use spaces at all, but You Control: Desktops might do what you're looking for. I really don't know.

 

[gnasher729]

Hi,
I've just started using my second display for the first time, and I really don't like the way how spaces works with two screens.
What I'd like, is that each screen can have any space on it, and to change it, I press my spaces key with the cursor on the screen I want to change and then I change the space for that screen only.

So I could be using space 1 on screen A and space 2 on screen B, then change screen B to space 3 and keep screen A as it is, on space 1.

Can this be enabled or used via third party software?

No, but it's a good idea (as long as you have two identical monitors). Go to

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html