Separate Backgrounds in OS X Spaces
Feb 20, 2009 - 10 Comments
Update: Different wallpapers for different spaces is now a feature of Mac OS X Lion, here’s how to use it.
Spaces. Personally, it is my favorite addition to Apple’s Leopard operating system. I have become very accustomed to working with Spaces and have long desired the ability to set a different background for each virtual “space”. That is now possible thanks to SpaceSuit. Installation of SpaceSuit is a breeze and setting your backgrounds involves a simple drag and drop. The only downside or complaint I have thus far is that I can not figure out how to set unique backgrounds across my multiple monitors. Maybe a reader out there has figured out how to do this and can chime in. Anyways, Enjoy.
Just to tell you that Lion OSX (10.7) has implemented this. Just go to a new desktop space and change the desktop background. It will stay that way even after reboot, sleep/wake etc.
I have thus far is that I can not figure out how to set unique backgrounds across my multiple monitors. Maybe a reader out there has figured out how to do this and can chime in.
I have a different desktop image set for my Xerox monitor. I just opened the system preferences on that screen and then moved it to the main display on my MacBook and set a different one there. It is always kept, when I plug in the monitor, the image I set for it appears again.
That is now possible thanks to SpaceSuit. Installation of SpaceSuit is a breeze and setting your backgrounds involves a simple drag and drop. The only downside or complaint I have thus far is that I can not figure out how to set unique backgrounds across my multiple monitors. Maybe a reader out there has figured out how to do this and can chime in. Anyways, Enjoy.
The only downside or complaint I have thus far is that I can not figure out how to set unique backgrounds across my multiple monitors. Maybe a reader out there has figured out how to do this and can chime in. Anyways, Enjoy.
Very useful website, wants to see much more on it! Go on!
To the author: If you run your dual head system in spanned mode (IE: 3200×1200, etc) simply create a wallpaper that is composed of two 1600×1200 images in one image and apply it as your desktop wallpaper. Should even work with this app :)
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Honestly, I don’t really like SpaceSuit.
Tried it for about a week and I guess I found the transition between spaces quite rudimentary. It may please some other users like yourself, though! :-)
Regards,
Lino Silva
Images are slightly blurry too