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TotalSpaces Changelog

What's new in TotalSpaces 2.9.9

May 30, 2021
  • IMPROVED: Improved compatability.
  • NOTE: TotalSpaces2 is not compatible with Apple Silicon Macs.

New in TotalSpaces 2.8.12 (Mar 15, 2021)

  • Improved 10.15.5 compatability.

New in TotalSpaces 2.8.8 (Mar 23, 2020)

  • FIXED: Updated for 10.15.4 compatability.

New in TotalSpaces 2.8.6 (Mar 9, 2020)

  • FIXED: Fixed a crashing issue with multiple monitors when separate spaces is turned off.

New in TotalSpaces 2.8.5 (Nov 6, 2019)

  • Compatibility with macOS Catalina.
  • IMPROVED TotalSpaces2 is now notarized.
  • FIXED An issue which prevented the correct permissions being granted by macOS.
  • FIXED Fixed some API bugs.
  • FIXED Dragging windows to other screens takes note of the cursor position better.

New in TotalSpaces 2.7.6 (Jan 28, 2019)

  • FIXED:
  • Fixed crash of Dock plugin on startup in Mojave experienced by some machines.
  • Fixed an issue where the menu bar icon would not show the space number in light mode when reduced transparency is on.
  • Fixed an issue where app names would not show correctly in Apps preferences in Mojave in dark mode.
  • Fixed an issue where the menu bar icon would show incorrect space numbers when multiple monitors are being used.

New in TotalSpaces 2.7.5 (Sep 23, 2018)

  • NEW: Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave.
  • NEW: Notification graphic now supports dark mode.
  • IMPROVED: Better messaging about SIP and installation issues.
  • IMPROVED: Better messaging if Dock communication doesn't start correctly.

New in TotalSpaces 2.7.4 (Sep 18, 2018)

  • NEW: Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave.
  • NEW: Notification graphic now supports dark mode.
  • IMPROVED: Better messaging about SIP and installation issues.
  • IMPROVED: Better messaging if Dock communication doesn't start correctly.

New in TotalSpaces 2.7.3 Beta (Sep 3, 2018)

  • NEW: Notification graphic now supports dark mode.
  • IMPROVED: Better messaging about SIP and installation issues.

New in TotalSpaces 2.7.2 (Aug 28, 2018)

  • NEW: Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.24 (Mar 19, 2018)

  • FIXED: Mouse location is now correctly found even when using window managers that cause it to be teleported.
  • FIXED: Fixed visibility of windows when zooming in and out to the overview grid in 10.13.4.
  • REMOVED: The above fix required removing the Whole Grid Zoom option, unfortunately this is no longer available in High Sierra.
  • IMPROVED: Hotcorner detection works better now with certain external monitor configurations.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.22 (Feb 27, 2018)

  • IMPROVED: Improved Chinese localisation.
  • FIXED: Fix failure to initialize correctly on macOS 10.13.4.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.21 (Dec 15, 2017)

  • IMPROVED: Dragging a space in the overview grid now swaps with the destination rather than reordering the spaces. The old behavior can be turned on by the command: defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 dragSwapsSpacesInGrid -bool NO
  • FIXED: Fix crash when moving Chrome windows on earlier versions of OSX.
  • FIXED: Full-screening a video in Safari or other apps could cause the system to incorrectly jump to space 1.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.21 Beta (Dec 15, 2017)

  • IMPROVED: Dragging a space in the overview grid now swaps with the destination rather than reordering the spaces. The old behavior can be turned on by the command: defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 dragSwapsSpacesInGrid -bool NO
  • FIXED: Fix crash when moving Chrome windows on earlier versions of OSX.
  • FIXED: Full-screening a video in Safari or other apps could cause the system to incorrectly jump to space 1.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.15 (Nov 10, 2017)

  • FIXED Windows were not being given focus when brought to the front in macOS 10.13.1. Now they are.
  • FIXED Overview grid now works again on Sierra when not using "displays have separate spaces" mode.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.14 (Oct 13, 2017)

  • FIXED: Overview grid now works again on Sierra when not using "displays have separate spaces" mode.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.13 (Oct 9, 2017)

  • ALERT: This upgrade requires SIP to be temporarily disabled, see the tutorial available at https://totalspaces.binaryage.com/sipupgrade. TotalSpaces2 cannot run without being able to upgrade its system component. Please make sure you have time to do this before accepting this upgrade. NOTE: If you already have SIP disabled, please just upgrade as normal, this process is not required.
  • NEW: Added support for MacOS 10.13 High Sierra.
  • FIXED: Prevented changing space when Mission Control is active which caused display issues.
  • FIXED: Improved handling of desktop in Single desktop Expose.
  • FIXED: Fixed crash when not using displays have separate desktops mode.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.14 Beta (Oct 5, 2017)

  • FIXED: Overview grid now works again on Sierra when not using "displays have separate spaces" mode.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.13 Beta (Oct 2, 2017)

  • ALERT: This upgrade requires SIP to be temporarily disabled, see here. TotalSpaces2 cannot run without being able to upgrade its system component. Please make sure you have time to do this before accepting this upgrade. NOTE: If you already have SIP disabled, please just upgrade as normal, this process is not required.
  • NEW: Added support for MacOS 10.13 High Sierra.
  • FIXED: Prevented changing space when Mission Control is active which caused display issues.
  • FIXED: Improved handling of desktop in Single desktop Expose.
  • FIXED: Fixed crash when not using displays have separate desktops mode.

New in TotalSpaces 2.6.12 Beta (Aug 28, 2017)

  • ALERT: This upgrade requires SIP to be temporarily disabled, follow the procedure detailed at https://totalspaces.binaryage.com/sipupgrade. TotalSpaces2 cannot run without being able to upgrade its system component. Please make sure you have time to do this before accepting this upgrade. NOTE: If you already have SIP disabled, please just upgrade as normal, this process is not required.
  • NEW Added beta support for MacOS 10.13 High Sierra.
  • FIXED Prevented changing space when Mission Control is active which caused display issues.

New in TotalSpaces 2.5.4 (Apr 1, 2017)

  • NEW: TotalSpaces2 can be newly launched with System Integrity Protection fully enabled.
  • FIXED: SUFeedURL related crash.
  • FIXED: Black screen issues during transitions in Sierra 10.12.4.
  • IMPROVED: Improved updater version and security.
  • FIXED: Background image rendering in the overview grid when using the Lo res setting.
  • FIXED: You can no longer accidentally activate mission control or desktop expose by gestures or hotcorners when using the overview grid.
  • IMPROVED: Much better launch time of TotalSpaces2.app after mac has been rebooted.
  • FIXED: TotalFinder windows can now be dragged correctly in the overview grid.

New in TotalSpaces 2.5.4 Beta (Mar 21, 2017)

  • NEW TotalSpaces2 can be newly launched with System Integrity Protection fully enabled.
  • FIXED SUFeedURL related crash.
  • FIXED Black screen issues during transitions in Sierra 10.12.4.
  • IMPROVED Improved updater version and security.
  • FIXED Background image rendering in the overview grid when using the Lo res setting.
  • FIXED You can no longer accidentally activate mission control or desktop expose by gestures or hotcorners when using the overview grid.
  • IMPROVED Much better launch time of TotalSpaces2.app after mac has been rebooted.
  • FIXED TotalFinder windows can now be dragged correctly in the overview grid.

New in TotalSpaces 2.5.0 Beta (Oct 21, 2016)

  • NEW: Added support for held modifiers with Mouse button triggers.
  • NEW: Added support for held modifiers with Hotcorner triggers.
  • NEW: Added Mouse trigger for "Single desktop exposé" action.
  • NEW: Added "Switch to previous space" action with hotkey, mouse button, and hotcorner triggers.
  • NEW: Added a conflict checker when assigning a Mouse button trigger.
  • NEW: Added Menu pane to Preferences with a handful of new preferences.
  • NEW: Added "Single desktop exposé" and "Instant exposé" to the menu.
  • IMPROVED: Improved App and Toolbar icons.
  • IMPROVED: Added a handful of helpful labels to the Preferences.
  • IMPROVED: Added support for "Single desktop exposé" on OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
  • FIXED: Fixed hotkeys not working after first being set.
  • FIXED: Fixed "Change space by moving mouse to the edge of the screen" not triggering on the right edge when using a tablet for mouse input.

New in TotalSpaces 2.4.9 (Oct 1, 2016)

  • FIXED: Crash when rearranging Spaces in the overview grid on 10.11 and prior.

New in TotalSpaces 2.4.8 (Sep 28, 2016)

  • FIXED: Compatibility with 10.9 and 10.10.

New in TotalSpaces 2.4.6 (Sep 12, 2016)

  • NEW: Added MacOS Sierra compatibility.

New in TotalSpaces 2.3.11 Beta (Sep 12, 2016)

  • FIXED: It was not possible to select All Spaces in app assignments for apps other than the top one.
  • IMPROVED: When items are added in Apps prefs they are assigned to the current space instead of all spaces.

New in TotalSpaces 2.3.6 (Dec 3, 2015)

  • NEW El Capitan compatibility (WARNING: only with SIP setting modified; see here for more details)
  • NOTE TotalSpaces2 WILL NOT WORK on El Capitan on a normally configured Mac see here for more info)
  • NEW Allow numeric keypad keys to be set as hotkeys without modifier keys.
  • NEW Permit ESC and DELETE keys with modifiers as hotkeys.
  • FIXED Do not alert about hotkey being in use if system hotkey is defined but disabled.
  • NEW Command line preference to turn on old style notification graphic. defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 oldStyleNotification -bool YES
  • FIXED Improve trackpad handling, should fix rare method cache corrupt crashes.
  • FIXED Rare bug causing space switch commands from the keyboard to be ignored.

New in TotalSpaces 2.3.9 Beta (Dec 3, 2015)

  • FIXED Overview grid can no longer be triggered if lock screen is showing.
  • NEW For technical users, TotalSpaces2 can be run with SIP enabled by following this procedure.
  • FIXED Spaces in the installation path of TotalSpaces2 no longer confuse the license manager.

New in TotalSpaces 2.3.6 Beta (Sep 23, 2015)

  • NEW El Capitan compatibility (only with SIP setting modified; see here for more details)
  • NEW Allow numeric keypad keys to be set as hotkeys without modifier keys.
  • NEW Permit ESC and DELETE keys with modifiers as hotkeys.
  • FIXED Do not alert about hotkey being in use if system hotkey is defined but disabled.
  • NEW Command line preference to turn on old style notification graphic. defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 oldStyleNotification -bool YES
  • FIXED Improve trackpad handling, should fix rare method cache corrupt crashes.
  • FIXED Rare bug causing space switch commands from the keyboard to be ignored.

New in TotalSpaces 2.3.5 Beta (Sep 18, 2015)

  • NEW El Capitan compatibility (only with SIP turned off; see here for more details)
  • NEW Allow numeric keypad keys to be set as hotkeys without modifier keys.
  • NEW Permit ESC and DELETE keys with modifiers as hotkeys.
  • FIXED Do not alert about hotkey being in use if system hotkey is defined but disabled.
  • NEW Command line preference to turn on old style notification graphic. defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 oldStyleNotification -bool YES
  • FIXED Improve trackpad handling, should fix rare method cache corrupt crashes.

New in TotalSpaces 2.2.20 (Apr 20, 2015)

  • NEW Spiffy new space change notification graphic with animation.
  • NEW Single desktop exposé mode (Yosemite only).
  • IMPROVED Better layout of windows when using exposé.
  • IMPROVED TotalSpaces2 now warns you if spaces cannot be added because they exceed the system limits (approx 16).
  • FIXED Possible crash when unplugging a display.
  • IMPROVED Better synchronisation with TotalSpaces2 API clients when adding and removing spaces.
  • FIXED Issue where hotkeys may not be registered correctly if the layout had changed.
  • NEW Danish translation.
  • IMPROVED Reduced the chance of spurious space changes when changing space quickly using the slide transition.
  • REMOVED Removed growl support due to some instability. Use the API instead.
  • NEW Option to disable notification graphic animations.
  • NEW API to move arbitary windows to new positions.
  • FIXED Some small memory leaks.
  • IMPROVED Less chance that grid will become briefly visible before zoom to grid animation starts.

New in TotalSpaces 2.2.19 Pre (Mar 2, 2015)

  • NEW Option to disable notification graphic animations.
  • NEW API to move arbitary windows to new positions.
  • FIXED Unintended effects when changing space whilst single desktop exposé was showing.

New in TotalSpaces 2.2.16 Pre (Jan 12, 2015)

  • NEW: Spiffy new space change notification graphic with animation.
  • NEW: Single desktop Exposé mode (Yosemite only).
  • IMPROVED: Better layout of windows when using Exposé.
  • IMPROVED: TotalSpaces2 now warns you if spaces cannot be added because they exceed the system limits (approx 16).
  • FIXED: Possible crash when unplugging a display.
  • IMPROVED: Better synchronization with TotalSpaces2 API clients when adding and removing spaces.
  • FIXED: Issue where hot-keys may not be registered correctly if the layout had changed.
  • NEW: Danish translation.
  • IMPROVED: Reduced the chance of spurious space changes when changing space quickly using the slide transition.
  • REMOVED: Removed growl support due to some instability. Use the API instead.

New in TotalSpaces 2.2.9 (Jan 12, 2015)

  • IMPROVED: Full comparability with OS X Yosemite (GM).
  • FIXED: Notification graphic now dismisses correctly when Sticky Keys is on.
  • IMPROVED: Layout of preferences in other languages than English.
  • IMPROVED: Fixed some German translations.
  • FIXED: Fixed possible crash in app preferences.
  • FIXED: Corrected background of dashboard space under Yosemite in the overview grid.
  • IMPROVED: TotalSpaces2 is now packaged in a DMG and no longer needs to run the installer each time it is updated.
  • IMPROVED: Better prevention of switchbacks caused by slow to activate apps.
  • FIXED: System generated space changes are now reported to apps that use the API.

New in TotalSpaces 2.2.6 (Jan 12, 2015)

  • NEW: Option to lock grid switching together when using multiple monitors in Layout preferences.
  • NEW: New defaults setting to turn off icons in the grid. defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 hideSpaceIcons -bool YES.
  • FIXED: Incorrect positioning of windows after dragging between screens.
  • FIXED: It was possible that TotalSpaces2 would ignore newly plugged in screens.
  • FIXED: Mouse-edge space switches can no longer be triggered when the screen is locked.
  • NEW: Yosemite compatibility, see here for discussion.
  • NEW: New defaults setting for swipes/hotkeys to change the active screen rather than the one with the mouse in. defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 useActiveScreenForSwitching -bool YES
  • NEW: Adds hjkl keys for navigation in the overview grid for vim users.
  • FIXED: Issue where trackpad/swiping could work incorrectly when the lid was closed.
  • NEW: Italian translation.
  • IMPROVED: Corrections to Chinese translation.

New in TotalSpaces 2.1.10 (Jul 3, 2014)

  • IMPROVED Windows will adjust their position automatically if you drag them slightly too high in the overview grid.
  • NEW Individual space hotkeys are now shown in the menu.
  • NEW TotalSpaces2 API is now available. See the ruby bindings.
  • NEW You can now assign a mouse button to instant exposé.
  • FIXED Possible but rare deadlock when exiting the grid.
  • FIXED Possible failure to connect with Dock on startup.
  • FIXED Hotcorners are no longer triggered when chinese/japanese character recognition is active.
  • FIXED Prevention of 5 finger fluid space change gestures when 4 finger swiping enabled.
  • IMPROVED When the status bar hidden setting is on, re-launching the application now just shows the preferences rather than changing the setting.
  • IMPROVED Retina graphics for preferences tab icons. Better late than never.
  • IMPROVED Cmd-Q no longer quits TotalSpaces when the preferences or about dialog is showing.
  • FIXED Bug where MS Office windows did not move between spaces correctly.

New in TotalSpaces 2.0.17 (Feb 5, 2014)

  • NEW Compatibility with Mavericks 10.9.2.
  • FIXED Changing dock defaults plus restarting Dock.app should no longer confuse TotalSpaces2.
  • FIXED You can no longer swipe between desktops whilst the screen is locked.
  • IMPROVED It is no longer possible to add an arbitary number of rows in layout preferences.
  • FIXED Possible hang in Dock due to deadlock when rendering application icons in the overview grid.
  • IMPROVED Should TotalSpaces notice that Dock appears to be hung it will recover by restarting it.
  • NEW Option to include pre-releases of TotalSpacecs2 in your auto-updates.
  • FIXED Activating the overview grid via a top hotcorner in fullscreen mode no longer causes the grid to immediately cancel.
  • NEW Adds Chinese mandarin and Taiwanese localizations.
  • FIXED Windows no longer disappear from the overview grid when the desktop background changes if spaces spans displays mode is turned on.
  • NEW Command line setting to only recognise space change hotkeys if the modifier keys on the right side of the keyboard are used. defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 rightSideDirectionModifierKeysOnly YES
  • FIXED Moving Word windows using the Move window hotkey now works better.

New in TotalSpaces 2.0.11 (Jan 6, 2014)

  • FIXED: Threading bug that could sometimes crash the dock when exiting the overview grid.
  • NEW: For keyboard jockeys, you can now tab between the displays in the overview grid.
  • NEW: TotalSpaces2 now disables the background slide transition when taking apps to full-screen if Use transitions is turned off.
  • NEW: TotalSpaces gets colorful! New command line setting to change the color of the menu bar icon. Example: defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 menuBarIconColor "094be5"
  • FIXED: When using spaces span displays mode it is not supported by OSX to move the dashboard space from the top left position. TotalSpaces now disallows this.
  • NEW: New defaults setting to reduce caching of the overview grid if slowdown of Mail.app is experienced. defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces2 lowerMemoryUsage YES

New in TotalSpaces 2.0.7 (Jan 6, 2014)

  • FIXED: The custom hotkeys prefs for changing space and moving windows could sometimes interfere with each other.
  • IMPROVED: When controlling TotalSpaces hotkeys from another application (such as BTT) the notification graphic no longer becomes stuck.

New in TotalSpaces 2.0.5 (Oct 31, 2013)

  • NEW: New hotkeys preferences to allow custom settings for moving space for those that do not wish to use the arrow keys.
  • FIXED: Possible crash when unplugging monitors.
  • FIXED: The notification graphic would show an incorrect layout when a fullscreen app had been quit.
  • IMPROVED: You can now use a wider variety of hotkeys, including fn-arrows.
  • FIXED: Growl support.
  • FIXED: Swedish localization.

New in TotalSpaces 2.0.2 (Oct 24, 2013)

  • FIXED Circulating left from space 1 in "Next row" mode would go to the bottom right space rather than the highest numbered space.
  • FIXED Fixed a bug where changed space names would not get updated in the menu.
  • FIXED Per space hotkeys are now correctly labelled with row and column in the layout preferences popover.
  • FIXED Unoccupied grid locations are now correctly shown greyed out when removing spaces.
  • FIXED Potential (dashed) spaces in the layout view now always draw correctly.

New in TotalSpaces 1.2.11 (Oct 21, 2013)

  • Disallow installing TotalSpaces on Mavericks (because it won't work), use TotalSpaces2.
  • Added Croatian translation.

New in TotalSpaces 1.2.9 (Jun 6, 2013)

  • IMPROVED There is less delay between spaces when chaining space switches together.
  • FIXED TotalSpaces no longer recognises swipes when the alt/option key is held down because some apps use this (eg Xcode, Chrome).
  • FIXED Pressing the overview grid shortut several times quickly no longer results in a stuck image for the current space in the grid.
  • FIXED Fixed crash when accessing the overview grid under certain circumstances when full screen apps have changed.
  • IMPROVED Localisation additions and improvements.

New in TotalSpaces 1.2.2 (May 7, 2013)

  • FIXED: Zoom and space transitions now work properly when MSWord is present on more than one space.
  • FIXED: Apps preferences now work correctly when there are multiple spaces with the same name.

New in TotalSpaces 1.2.0 (May 1, 2013)

  • NEW: There is now an option to have an animated zoom in and out of the overview grid if you are using Mountain Lion.
  • NEW: Hold SHIFT down whilst hovering above a window in the overview grid to see a zoomed version of that window - handy to see which window is which.
  • NEW: Space names are now shown in the overview grid.
  • NEW: Added a hotcorner setting for activating the overview grid with exposé.
  • IMPROVED: Rather than having a fixed setting, TotalSpaces now allows you to choose whether to drop a window in a new screen position or to keep it's original position by using the ALT(Option) key when dragging windows between desktops in the overview grid.
  • NEW: And if you don't like the way it works, there's a new command line setting to change the change the default action when dragging windows in the grid: defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces placeWindowsAsDroppedByDefault NO
  • NEW: New setting to automatically check for updates in general preferences.
  • IMPROVED: There is no longer a space-to-space transition when you leave the overview grid.
  • IMPROVED: The space transitions now always match the direction you commanded even when circulating.
  • IMPROVED: The hotcorner settings now apply to all corners in a multi screen setup, not just the furthest left or right ones.
  • FIXED: Clicking on a dock folder tile to close a previously opened stack or grid no longer results in it immediately re-opening.
  • NEW: New growl notification when you attempt to change desktop but are at the edge and cannot do so in the requested direction.
  • IMPROVED: The icon size for full screen apps in the overview grid is now limited to stop them being too big when small grids are used.
  • FIXED: You can now assign the letter A with a modifier key as a hotkey if you wish.
  • NEW: TotalSpaces now supports access via an API. If you are a developer, you may be interested in this. Read more on github.
  • FIXED: TotalSpaces no longer forces use of the discrete graphics on mid 2010 MacBook Pros running OSX 10.8.3.
  • FIXED: TotalSpaces no longer allows triggering the overview grid from a hotcorner when a full screen game such as Starcraft is active.
  • NEW: German, Turkish, Swedish, Czech translations. New translations, and fixes/corrections welcome - see here.

New in TotalSpaces 1.1.3 (Jan 21, 2013)

  • Fixed an error in the licence registration code that caused it to work unreliably for a small number of users
  • Fixed an issue that prevented SizeUp users from moving windows to the left and right spaces on Mountain Lion

New in TotalSpaces 1.1.0 (Jan 17, 2013)

  • NEW: You can now assign hotkeys to each individual grid space in Layout preferences
  • NEW: 4th and 5th mouse buttons are now supported for opening the overview grid
  • NEW: New hotkey to go directly to expose mode in the overview grid without having to press space
  • FIXED: When Dock restarts (sometimes on wake or with monitor change) the space names are now correctly restored
  • NEW: New explanatory splash screen on first launch
  • NEW: Added Reveal and Fade transitions
  • IMPROVED: App assignment prefs now more logically sort by app name and not bundle id
  • IMPROVED: You can now press TAB to move between the grid and the full screen apps in the overview grid
  • IMPROVED: More robust monitoring of TS/Dock communications resulting in faster restore of functionality should dock restart
  • IMPROVED: Highlight of active space in the overview grid is now a bit more obvious
  • FIXED: TotalSpaces no longer causes shutdown to fail to complete on some systems
  • FIXED: TotalSpaces could occasionally revert to ordinary apple transitions when mission control defined space shortcuts were used exclusively
  • FIXED: TotalSpaces will no longer incorrectly show a transition when attempting to drag a window to a fullscreen space (which is not a thing you can do)
  • NEW: New command line preferences for side timer values in seconds: sideSwitchDelay (0.1 - 3.5 default:1.1), sideSwitchDelayWithModkeys (0.1 - 3.5 default:0.3), sideSwitchRepeatDelay (0.5 - 3.5 default:1.0)

New in TotalSpaces 1.0.5 (Dec 3, 2012)

  • FIXED: Activating expose in the overview grid with many windows present (> 20) on a single space caused excessive CPU and delay

New in TotalSpaces 1.0.4 (Dec 3, 2012)

  • NEW: The notification graphic stays visible for as long as you hold the modifier keys down when you change space using a hotkey
  • IMPROVED: The default hotkeys are now SHIFT-ALT-arrows and SHIFT-ALT-space so as not to conflict with the default mission control hotkeys
  • FIXED: Fixed crash or freeze when Mission Control has the same hotcorner set as TotalSpaces. It's still not a useful configuration though!
  • FIXED: Status menu no longer shows incorrect space ticked when an app switch caused a space change (on Lion)
  • FIXED: Trackpad left and right swiping gestures are now correctly reset to match full screen swiping setting when TotalSpaces is quit
  • IMPROVED: Eliminated occasional jerkiness or visible wobble when switching spaces with transitions turned off
  • FIXED: Possible crash when overview grid was activated two times very quickly in succession
  • IMPROVED: Reduced delay and occasional jitter when selecting a new space from the overview grid with transitions turned off

New in TotalSpaces 1.0.1 (Oct 26, 2012)

  • FIXED An incorrect direction was be shown by the arrow in the notification graphic when changing space via the menu
  • FIXED Changing space via the menu now correctly observes the notification on/off setting
  • IMPROVED When selecting a space from the overview grid, the frontmost app window is now activated
  • IMPROVED Certain windows that shouldn't be shown in the overview grid are no longer shown (avoids presence of blank window when using expose when running Plex media server)

New in TotalSpaces 1.0 (Oct 23, 2012)

  • NEW You can now name your spaces by control-clicking the space buttons in layout preferences. The space names appear in the TotalSpaces menu, on the notification grid, and in Mission Control (but not on the overview grid).
  • NEW You can now assign an app to all spaces from TotalSpaces app preferences
  • NEW Added a menu item to trigger the overview grid
  • NEW Added a command line setting for notification graphic fade duration in seconds, for example defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces notificationDuration 1.2
  • IMPROVED The app name is now shown in the TotalSpaces menu for fullscreen spaces
  • IMPROVED The notification graphic is now larger to improve legibility of space names
  • IMPROVED When running with more than one monitor the correct desktop background is now shown for full screen spaces in the overview grid on the screen that is not used by the app
  • IMPROVED Growl desktop change notifications are now turned off by default, but can be enabled on the command line if needed with defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces sendGrowlNotifications YES
  • NOTE TotalSpaces is now limited to a 14 day trial after which you must register. The trial starts when you first used TotalSpaces v1.0.

New in TotalSpaces 0.11.4 Beta (Oct 4, 2012)

  • NEW Dragging windows to the sides of the screen to move them between desktops now works consistently with the TotalSpaces grid
  • FIXED Fixed a bug where adding certain apps to the app assignments could cause the preferences to crash
  • FIXED Fixed a bug where opening an app when already on the space it is assigned to could cause the notification graphic to show
  • FIXED Fixed a bug where the overview grid would not show in 10.7.3-4 with certain configurations of background pictures
  • FIXED Fixed an issue where the trackpad monitoring would stop working causing voluminous log messages
  • IMPROVED Further improved swipe detection to prevent more cases of accidental triggering of space changes
  • IMPROVED Full screen app icons are shown a bit smaller on the grid overview so that more of the window can be seen

New in TotalSpaces 0.11.3 Beta (Sep 24, 2012)

  • FIXED Fixed app-switch triggered transitions to correctly respect transitions disabled and notification disabled settings
  • FIXED Fixed a bug where starting an app on the same space it was assigned to would cause a spurious transition
  • FIXED Fixed a bug where growl notifications would not be sent for app-switch triggered transitions

New in TotalSpaces 0.11.2 Beta (Sep 23, 2012)

  • NEW: Any full screen apps that are not in your grid are now optionally shown in a row underneath the grid in the overview
  • NEW: You can now set a hotcorner to use to activate expose mode when viewing the overview grid
  • IMPROVED: Expose mode in the overview grid now displays windows in proportional sizes for easier recognition
  • IMPROVED: Full screen app icons are now centered
  • FIXED: Fixed UI glitches in About / Registration windows on Mountain Lion
  • IMPROVED: Three finger swiping is less easy to trigger accidentally
  • FIXED: Fixed a bug where swiping whilst the notification center was open could cause it to get stuck
  • FIXED: Fixed a bug where in some circumstances moving left from a full screen space to another did not work correctly
  • FIXED: Fixed a bug where some incorrect shadows could have been drawn in the overview grid
  • FIXED: Fixed an issue where when an app opens directly to full screen the new full screen desktop would not be switched to
  • FIXED: Fixed an issue on Mountain Lion where opening the overview grid over the dashboard space would immediately cause a space change to space 1
  • FIXED: Fixed a crash caused by the windows server returning an error in rare circumstances
  • FIXED: Fixed a bug where full screen apps could show incorrect icons if they had been moved in mission control

New in TotalSpaces 0.11.0 Beta (Aug 17, 2012)

  • NEW Select which kind of background images to use in the overview grid - hi res images, blurred, or no images. The latter two settings are faster.
  • IMPROVED Quicker alt-tabbing: the delay TotalSpaces imposed between activations of alt-tab is no longer needed
  • IMPROVED Hotkeys now trigger action on key down rather than key up for faster action
  • NEW Option to trigger space changes by moving the mouse to the edge of the screen, with or without modifier keys (experimental)
  • NEW Overview grid can be triggered by a separate app (in the same way Mission Control can be). App is a separate download.
  • IMPROVED The transition speed slider now allows a maximum setting 10% faster than previously
  • FIXED Exited full screen apps no longer show in the overview grid
  • FIXED Mouse will no longer get out of sync with window position when dragging windows in the overview grid
  • FIXED Concurrency related crash when swiping
  • FIXED Trackpad related crash that could occur on wake
  • FIXED Sometimes the hotkey for the overview grid would be forgotten when TotalSpaces restarts

New in TotalSpaces 0.10.8 Beta (Aug 3, 2012)

  • NEW Pressing a number key when in the overview grid will directly go to that numbered space
  • FIXED Normal up and down swiping gestures to activate mission control are no longer disabled by TotalSpaces when there is only one row of spaces configured
  • FIXED Some windows that shouldn't be able to be dragged between spaces cannot now be moved
  • FIXED Dock component crash in Mountain Lion that caused blank overview grid

New in TotalSpaces 0.10.6 Beta (Jul 25, 2012)

  • NEW Advanced settings giving the ability to place full screen apps in the TotalSpaces grid. Your grid can now be made of desktops and filled up with full screen apps
  • IMPROVED TotalSpaces no longer prevents switching to the integrated GPU, which should help with battery life
  • NEW Hidden preference to turn off Growl notifications if you need (defaults write com.binaryage.TotalSpaces sendGrowlNotifications NO)
  • FIXED Windows server crash on activation of overview grid with more than around 6 desktops or multiple monitors (but downside is that desktops are shown lower resolution now)
  • FIXED Incorrect desktop was reported after activating grid after using apple swipe to change space
  • FIXED Notification no longer incorrectly shows when attempting to change space in apple expose mode
  • FIXED Multi-monitor layouts with main screen higher than secondary screen now display properly in the overview grid
  • FIXED Show desktop gesture is no longer prevented from working when four finger swiping is enabled
  • FIXED Fixed uploading of crash reports via CrashWatcher
  • IMPROVED Mountain Lion GM (final) support

New in TotalSpaces 0.10.3 Beta (Jun 20, 2012)

  • NEW Exposé mode when in overview grid - activate with the space bar
  • IMPROVED Improved caching in overview grid for better performance
  • IMPROVED It's less easy to drag windows accidentally when clicking in the overview grid
  • NEW Can trigger overview grid with 3rd button for 3 button mouse users
  • IMPROVED Overview grid background is no longer translucent for better performance, better clarity, and to prevent accidental triggering of Dock functions
  • FIXED Activating the grid no longer causes 1Password or similar apps to lock
  • IMPROVED Latest Mountain Lion beta support (please use the latest Apple beta if you wish to try TotalSpaces on Mountain Lion)
  • FIXED Cursor always reverts to arrow in overview grid, and hover texts will no longer appear stuck
  • FIXED Trackpad gestures are now recognised on Air hardware after waking from sleep
  • FIXED 3 and 4 finger swiping should no longer trigger swipe events in browser windows
  • IMPROVED 3 and 4 finger swiping no longer requires trackpad preferences actions to be disabled (except for 3 finger drag)
  • KNOWN BUG Switching spaces does not work in Mission control / Expose / Desktop expose, but the notification indicator shows anyway. This will be fixed in the next release.

New in TotalSpaces 0.10.0 Beta (Jun 5, 2012)

  • NEW: New overview grid implementation including live windows and significantly improved performance
  • NEW: Multi-monitor support in the overview grid
  • IMPROVED: Layout prefs now allows up to 5 columns
  • FIXED: Fast multiple desktop changes should always end on the intended desktop now
  • IMPROVED: 4 and 3 finger swipe is now allowed, with a warning when Trackpad preferences could conflict
  • IMPROVED: Better detection of magic trackpad and magic mouse on wakeup
  • IMPROVED: Swipe direction can now be inverted
  • IMPROVED: Better Mountain Lion support

New in TotalSpaces 0.9.10 Beta (May 16, 2012)

  • FIXED Registration reminder should not show during beta period

New in TotalSpaces 0.9.9 Beta (May 16, 2012)

  • NEW New preferences pane to assign apps to desktops
  • NEW 5 fingered swipe to navigate between desktops (looking at 3 or 4 finger for future versions)
  • NEW Desktop numbers are shown in grid in layout preferences
  • FIXED Growl events are now named TotalSpacesChange and TotalSpacesCirculated
  • FIXED Vertical circulation no longer still operates if circulation is turned off
  • IMPROVED Clearer status bar icon
  • FIXED Notification now fades properly when transitions are set slow
  • NEW Experimental Mountain Lion support (some known issues)

New in TotalSpaces 0.9.8 Beta (Apr 30, 2012)

  • ReSpaceApp is now called TotalSpaces
  • NEW Navigation directly to desktops from the status item menu
  • IMPROVED TotalSpaces now offers to remove excess desktops for you when you have too many for your grid size
  • IMPROVED Users can now choose to have just one space if they do not need a grid