May 20, '09 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: yomatiase
It seems that the OS X 10.5.7 update causes issues with Adobe's CS4 applications and OS X's Spaces feature. As noted in this Apple Discussions thread, clicking an icon in the Dock for a CS4 app that's in a different Space won't cause that Space to become active.
Adobe's Photoshop CS4 Read Me clearly states that Spaces isn't a supported feature:
Spaces (Macintosh only)The truth is that Adobe made some hacks to the window model on OS X to be able to put flash panels on its CS4 apps. This is really annoying, as it totally broke my workflow; I wish there is some way to fix it. I have a workaround for this -- it's annoying, but it works. After you press Command-Tab to activate Photoshop, press Control-Tab to switch to another Photoshop document, and it will take you to the correct space.
We do not officially support the Apple OS X Leopard "Spaces" feature. If you are experiencing problems when using Photoshop CS4 and Spaces, please contact Apple Support.
[robg adds: The above is an edited version of the author's reply in the Apple Discussions forum; English is not the author's native language. I've tried not to change the meaning or tone of the author's post while editing it. I don't use CS4 apps, so I can't confirm the issue. While searching for more on the problem, I did find this blog entry that states that a recent Flash update, combined with the OS X 10.5.7 update, solves the Spaces issue with Flash CS4, at least.]
