Dec 22, '07 10:30:00AM • Contributed by: vegangeek
Spaces can be very useful, but there are some behaviours that can irritate or confuse. For example, if you switch to an application that has inactive windows in another space, you are taken to the space with an inactive window. This is usually helpful, but in some cases, especially if you use multiple spaces with one or two dev apps running in each, and need to go to the web via Safari to look something up, or open a Finder window to browse the local filesystem, it is not exactly what you want.
Fortunately, these two apps have New Window commands in their Dock menus. So, if you are in a space with Coda and a separate Terminal window or two, and need to open a Finder or Safari window but don't want to move spaces, simply choose the New Window command from the Dock menu of the appropriate app, and a new active window opens in the current space.
It's possible other apps have this command also (for example, TextMate does, but it opens the new window as inactive in the current space), so check out the Dock menus of your apps and see if this can help you enjoy Spaces even more.
