Workspace

Workspace is Gershwin’s application for managing files, folders, and applications. It is the core of the Gershwin desktop experience.

Workspace offers several viewing modes:

• Column view: A classical multi-column browser view.

• List view: A detailed list of files and their properties.

• Icon view: Files shown as icons, with support for thumbnails.

Core Features

• Desktop and Dock: Workspace provides an optional desktop with a dock for keeping track of favorites and running applications.

• Inspector: A powerful contents inspector with image previews, extensible through plug-ins.

• Volume Management: Easily check and unmount volumes.

• Advanced Search: Optional database-backed search and live folders.

• NSWorkspace implementation: Offers services to other applications for opening files and performing file operations.

Launching Applications

Applications are typically distributed as bundles and can be launched by double-clicking them in Workspace.