Use active screen for switchingĭefaults write 2 useActiveScreenForSwitching -bool YES The setting is cached for a period - after you have set this setting you will need to move around your grid a few times for it to take effect. Only the dark background can be changed the color of the number and the cross are fixed. The color is in RGB hex, same as used in HTML/CSS markup. It is not recommended unless you have this problem, it will slow down the performance of the overview grid.ĭefaults write 2 lowerMemoryUsage -bool YES Menu bar icon colorĭefaults write 2 menuBarIconColor "094be5" In order to work around the problem in these cases, there is a command line setting to turn off this caching. In some isolated cases we found that the caching that makes the overview grid faster to bring up was causing Mail.app to slow down unacceptably. Turning this setting on means TotalSpaces2 will only recognise space change hotkeys if the modifier keys on the right side of the keyboard are used.ĭefaults write 2 rightSideDirectionModifierKeysOnly -bool YES Less caching/lower memory usage If you are using key combinations such as ALT with the arrow keys to change space, it can be useful to differentiate between the keys on each side of the keyboard so that the left side ones can be used for the usual functions, and the right side ones for changing space. You can swap this behaviour so that keeping the position is the default, and pressing the ALT key will allow the to be dropped in an exact position.ĭefaults write 2 placeWindowsAsDroppedByDefault -bool NO Use only right side modkeys when changing space
TOTALSPACES DEFAULT NUMBER OF SPACES WINDOWS
Normally windows stay where you drop them in the overview grid, but pressing the ALT (option) key whilst dragging will cause the windows to retain their original position, so will be positioned as they were in the space the window came from. Window positioning when dragging windows in the overview grid The range is 0.5 - 3.5, the default is 1.0 seconds. The range is 0.01 - 20.0, the default is 0.3 seconds.ĭefaults write 2 sideSwitchRepeatDelay -float 1.2 This setting also affects how quickly you can drag windows from desktop to desktop.ĭefaults write 2 sideSwitchDelayWithModkeys -float 0.5 The range is 0.1 - 20.0, the default is 1.1 seconds. These adjust the dwell and repeat period for triggering space changes by bringing your mouse to the edge of the screen.ĭefaults write 2 sideSwitchDelay -float 1.5 The value is in seconds, and should be between 0.25 and 3.0. The notification graphic remains on the screen for this period, unless the transition was triggered by hotkeys in which case it stays on screen for as long as you hold the modifier keys down. Notification graphic periodĭefaults write 2 notificationDuration -float 1.0
Note that there is a small built in delay after you press the hotkey that is unavoidable with transitions - they take a little time to set up. The normal preferences slider goes to 110, but 130 is the hard limit do not set it higher - anyway you won't even see the transitions at that speed. Transition speedĭefaults write 2 transitionSpeed -float 115 This is a list of the user accessible defaults settings that you can adjust using the 'defaults' command line program in Terminal.app.