Is it possible to speed up the transition between spaces? I often open my applications in full screen mode but I would like the transition to be a bit faster, is there a way to speed this up (i.e. when I hit Ctr rightarrow it moves one space to the other quicker than the default setting).
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rudolph9
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1A quick search found this. However, it uses SIMBL, so I have not tried it. – gentmatt Jun 25 '12 at 18:20
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I think I will hold off for a bit as SIMBL seems a bit obscure and I would prefer not to install it but exactly what I am looking for. Thanks for the suggestion! – rudolph9 Jun 25 '12 at 18:29
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There's a duplicate at Super User, but it doesn't answer the question though. – Lri Jun 25 '12 at 21:32
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https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/17929/how-can-i-disable-animation-when-switching-desktops-in-lion achieves the same thing and works in newer OS X versions – sudo rm -rf slash Mar 26 '20 at 04:00
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What you are looking for is TotalSpaces.
The new version has the ability to remove the delay completely. Working great so far.
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1I appreciate the response, but I'm really looking for something I can execute on the command line rather than an app I would need to purchase, I'd like to be able to include it in my dotfiles – rudolph9 Nov 19 '12 at 01:50
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1I hear ya! Your need is very similar to mine, and that would be first prize. After looking for a while, I couldn't find a command line option. :(
Unfortunately it doesn't look like there is a OS X Defaults setting for this, and TotalSpaces may use a hotpatching type of approach similar to SIMBL.
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TotalSpaces does infact remove the transition, but breaks CMD-Tab application switching. – Gav Feb 05 '13 at 12:25
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@Gav: I'm using 'TotalSpaces 2' 2.1.20, on Mavericks, and, maybe it's because I use a third-party Cmd+Tab replacement called 'http://manytricks.com/witch/', but it works beautifully with Witch'd Cmd+Tab'ing. Lightning fast, no spaces switching animation, it's a dream! – May 11 '14 at 09:53
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I'm not sure if this works, as I have not tested it out myself, but I found this terminal command here:
Disable the switching Spaces animation in the terminal by typing:
defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-swoosh-animation-off -bool YES && killall DockTo enable again, type the following:
defaults delete com.apple.dock workspaces-swoosh-animation-off && killall Dock
This completely disables the animation, and I'm not sure if that's what you want, but I imagine that if the animation is completely disabled, the switch between spaces would be instantaeneous.
Hope this helps!
