Re: Workspaces slowing me down.

[Juan Manuel Santos <vicariousdm gmail com>]

On Saturday, May 14, 2011 16:07:23 Diego Fernandez wrote:
> you don't have to be working on all 9 at the same time.  I have plenty
> of computer resources and leaving my windows open in its assigned
> workspace for later use is much more efficient than closing them all
> and reopening later.  Nowadays it's common to have 8gb or RAM... if
> you're not leaving your applications open what's the point of it?

+1

I rarely close any application, except in the case it hangs or something gets 
b0rked (like Opera's JS engine :)).

> I disagree, you set up each workspace for a certain purpose whether
> you have things open on it or not.  You will always remember spacially
> which workspace is which and takes no thought to navigate to it.  A
> real life analogy is someone that has a drawing desk, a computer desk,
> a writing desk, a filing desk and a desk with the tv.  Each desk is
> stationary and you move to it as you need it.  Granted sometimes you
> might have to reach over to another desk to grab something you need
> for the current task, but it's still more efficient.

+1

I find it way more efficient to remember where my windows are spatially. Which of 
course I only did the first one or two weeks I started using 9 workspaces in a 
3x3 grid (previously I used 8 in a 2x4 array). After getting used to it, I 
always know where my mail is, my browser(s), my music, my terminal, etc.

> Although I don't need more than 6, there's a perfectly efficient way
> to use 9.  You assign key shortcuts to your num key pad to match your
> gridded workspaces.  You wont even have to navigate it with the arrows
> since it's already organized spatially, but even if you choose the
> arrows you can get to any workspace within 4 key strokes (that's going
> from corner to corner) as opposed to 9 in a vertical arrangement

+1

I like working with maximized apps, and using 9 workspaces I have all my main 
apps (sans IM) maximized. Even though I have a 23" display on my desktop, I 
never really got the hang of having several windows on the same workspace and 
not having any of them maximized (and always preferred a taskbar to alt-tab, 
if I may say so and not get crucified :)). Sure, I may not be the common 
example of a user, but I certainly am not the only one of my kind.

Cheers
Juan Manuel