Can Spaces be used on only one monitor (with another displaying just one desktop)

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I like Spaces, and I like my two-monitor setup. However, I'd like to just use spaces on one monitor, while keeping the other one always showing the same desktop. For example,

  • Monitor 1 shows Desktops 1-4, changed with Spaces
  • Monitor 2 always shows Desktop 5

Is there any way to do this?

Best Answer

I don't think it can be done... However, you can assign applications to be present in every space. So, if you end goal is to be able to have your e-mail always showing, yet use spaces to manage other applications, you could do the following.

  1. Set mail.app (or whatever mail program you are using) to be present in every space. Then drag the windows to your second monitor.

  2. Launch several other applications, each in their own space.

Now you can switch from space to space and have Mail available in all of them.

Not exactly what you asked for, but I suspect that it will serve your purposes.