Elia,

We've already seen that tagging applications doesn't always work,
> because the same app has meaning in different contexts and thus
> spaces.
> But the same is true of files, only even more: the same HTML file
> could be opened with an editor in one workspace where I work on it,
> with a browser in another workspace where I preview my site. What
> should I tag it? "editor" or "web site preview"?
>

I honestly don't see the difference there. If your previewing is related to
your editing, I would put them in the same workspace because, to me, they're
different parts of the same activity (which is editing the site and seeing
how it looks).


> Or let's say that I have a media file, such as a video clip. Sometimes
> I'm editing it, sometimes I'm transcoding it, sometimes I'm just
> viewing it. For which space should it be tagged?
>

Same as above.

Really, I'm not claiming that this solution magically solves every problem
ever, or covers every case. Of course it can go wrong at times, misinterpret
your intentions... when that happens, you can just drag the window out of
the workspace if you don't want it there. Same as you would have to drag it
inside the workspace in the case you were proposing.

If you ask me, I'm 100% sure what you're asking is not going to be done. I'm
trying to give you a second best that has some chances, and propose it to
the folks who make the decisions. You can see where it can be improved (as
I'm sure it can) or just reject it headon. That's your call.
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