Displays Have Separate Spaces
Ie 2 screens 2 independent space possibilities on either.
Displays have separate spaces. Displays have separate spaces. In os x mavericks each display ie monitor has it s own space. Click the symbol to create a new space.
This option must be selected if you want to use apps in split view on your other displays. You can set up each grid separately in layout preferences by selecting the display. In osx mavericks there are two different modes selected by displays have separate spaces in mission control preferenes.
If you re working with apps in full screen or split view their thumbnails are shown in the spaces bar. If you use spaces and have multiple displays you can set up separate spaces for each display. Hold down the option key look for the symbol on the upper right of the display if your dock is at the bottom.
When displays have separate spaces is checked each display will have its own grid of spaces and they operate independently. You can create up to 16 spaces. Check of un check the setting displays have separate space may cause some issues.
There are many advantages to that. Here is some related threads or articles for your reference. Tetsujin sep 5 15 at 5 14.
But then there are also advantages to the old way of doing it. If you have several windows from multiple apps open simultaneously have the windows organized by app in mission control. On the keyboard press f3 mission control.