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A script to cycle between sets of Desktop items
Authored by: gregpare on Jul 13, '06 10:04:41AM

Yes, Quicksilver does do this with the Deviant plug-in. And, it's quite handy. It also doesn't move data around, but (from what I can tell) simply creates an desktop folder alias that points to whatever folder you want, and restarts the finder.

I've set up keyboard shortcuts (ctrl-0 thru ctrl-9 on the keypad) and it gives me 10 desktops use (with growl feedback when switching). I only wish there was a way to change the desktop picture at the same time.

I messed with creating an applescript to do the same thing, but gave up after a while. It didn't seem that hard, but I'm not much of an applescript user. If anyone comes up with a better solution, let me know.

I tried the software "You Control:Desktops" for a while, but I think it actually moves data around and that's just a little too scary for my taste.



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