Mac OS X Snow Leopard would allow you to assign applications to a particular space using a control panel in System Preferences. This is no longer the case with Mac OS X Lion which offers a completely different option for assigning applications to spaces.
- All Desktops – the application opens on each desktop (space).
- This Desktop – the application opens on the currently selected desktop.
- None – the application will open on the current desktop.
Once applications get assigned to desktops you’ll find them listed when you Control+click or right-click on their dock icon just like in the image above where a Twitter application shows that it is assigned to Desktop 4.