. . . I'm not sure that I would call that necessarily "easier". Personally, I really prefer using F8 and the F9 (which are my hot keys to call up Spaces and then Expose show all windows, respectively, though you can do it reversed, too) and then drag and drop from there. Particularly with the less than perfect Mighty Mouse that I unfortunately bought.

I use the drag to the edge and wait method, but more often click and hold a window's title bar then use the control-arrow key shortcuts to jump to another space. I find this quicker (no waiting at the screen edge) and it lets me get quickly to any space I want.

Thanks for the tip. I was only aware of the control-arrow method. I didn't realize you could drag the window thumbnails on the "show all spaces" screen or to the edge to switch spaces.

I find it disappointing that Spaces does not work like Exposé, though. One of the best features of Exposé is that you can use it in the middle of a drag-and-drop operation. Let's say you want to move a file from one Finder window to another that's not visible. Initiate the drag, hit F10 (without releasing the mouse button), then hover over the window you want and either wait for it to activate or activate it immediately with the space bar.

Since Spaces does not work this way, it's impossible to drag most items (like files or text) from one space into another. It's good to know you can at least drag windows, though.

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Mikuro wrote:
Thanks for the tip. I was only aware of the control-arrow method. I didn't realize you could drag the window thumbnails on the "show all spaces" screen or to the edge to switch spaces.

I find it disappointing that Spaces does not work like Exposé, though. One of the best features of Exposé is that you can use it in the middle of a drag-and-drop operation. Let's say you want to move a file from one Finder window to another that's not visible. Initiate the drag, hit F10 (without releasing the mouse button), then hover over the window you want and either wait for it to activate or activate it immediately with the space bar.

Since Spaces does not work this way, it's impossible to drag most items (like files or text) from one space into another. It's good to know you can at least drag windows, though.

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computerbandgeek wrote:
Sure you can, I just did. Select whatever it is you want to select, initiate a drag, and use the control+arrow keys to drag to whatever space you like.