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Here are some of mine on my main workstation, a Mac with dual 30-inch Cinema Displays.
InDesign CC 2018
Illustrator CC 2018
Photoshop CC 2018
Audition CC 2018
A great thread Pariah. Work spaces are so incredibly useful — especially now that we can store toolbar, shortcuts and menus with Photoshop. It means we can steal shortcuts from other functions (because there are never enough to go round), and flick back the Essentials, or a modified version of Essentials, when we need the defaults. It's a real time saver.
I've only got two screens in use right now, because my GPU has gone to another build I am waiting on, and the old GPU only supports two screens. I don't use the other apps to have thought out work spaces for them, and those screens are a bit of a mess, and Photoshop usually lives on three screens.
With the ability to customize the toolbar it seems crazy not to make the most of it and separate the tools you use. For years I have removed shortcuts from tools I rarely use, and that is even easier now. I never use the History and Art History brushes, so I use that shortcut (Y) for Blur and Smudge tools. When I first put the old GPU in, and was forced to use an existing workspace, I was forever finding myself with the Pencil after hitting B, or the Artboard tool after hitting V. That was a giant PITA, and removing the shortcuts for those tools was a blessed relief.
I'm counting the days for when I get the new system and three screens again. It has been a nightmare and is into it's forth month now. Never again.
Just a note to all those out there without flight simulator setups: There's nothing wrong with you 
A couple of years back I closed most of my open panels, disconnected my extra screens, breathed a sigh of relief - and never looked back. Now, without all the distraction, I concentrate better and work much more efficiently.
This is everything I need in Photoshop, right at my fingertips. Ditto in ID and Ai. A couple of tabbed, auto collapsing panels pop up when needed and disappear when not.
Each to his own Dag, but I hate being down to two screens, yest alone just one. I like having the space to set thumbnails to large. I constantly Ctrl click on paths and channels to load them as selections. I also use the Navigator extensively with the spring loaded H shortcut. I use CC Libraries a lot as well — they a big time saver.
I notice you have the default Toolbar. Do you use the Polygonal Lasso tool? Do you use the magic wand more than quick select? As things stand, hitting W is going to give you the magic wand first time, and L the Polygonal Lasso tool. Swapping their positions will change that order. Removing the tools you don't use, or at least removing their short cuts will save wasted time as well. It seems like a no brainer to separate them out of their groups and have a double row toolbar. I also turn off using the Shift key to switch tools. I mean why give yourself an extra job above just hitting the shortcut?
One thing that you could do is have the minor panels as thumbs tagged on to your right hand panels. A single click opens them, and single click closes them. I hate auto open/close panels with a vengeance.
I've been using two monitors for about ten years, 1920x1200 and 1600x1200. I like to have as much space as possible for the document on the main monitor, and have all the panels on the second. Unlike Dag, I see the panels as clutter - they take up valuable space, and I find them distracting.
I only use a handful of Photoshop's tools and access them with shortcuts, but I keep the toolbox open for the rare occasions when I need one of the other tools.
I use a white background because I always present my work on a white background (or with a white border), and I need to see properly how the edges of the image interact with the white border. That's also why I never set PS to use a drop shadow or black border around the image. I was really happy when PS gave you the option not to display the black border (CS4 or CS5?), and even happier when Lightroom removed the drop shadow in Develop. (only works with the GPU enabled)
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Photoshop monitor 2:
Indesign monitor 1:
Indesign monitor 2:
Dreamweaver monitor 1:
Dreamweaver monitor 2:
https://forums.adobe.com/people/Per+Berntsen wrote
Indesign has an overwhelming number of panels
True, but I've been doing fine with these. I have a co-worker, our graphic designer, who actually prefers to have all the ID panels floating on a single screen. She just moves them around as she sees fit. It's quite fun to watch
As for Photoshop adjustments as actions - yes, that would work, only all my F keys (and most of the modifiers) are taken...
Hi everyone,
I usually work with a single 32 inch screen and generally speaking what I consider comfortable in my work space is always have the layers and properties + library always on the right side and all the rest (my favorite tools) all minimized ... however, I know them by heart and I only open what is needed when it is needed.
My mind is comfortable like that 
Photoshop CC 2018
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Illustrator CC 2018
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Indesign CC 2018
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Dreamweaver CC 2018
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After Effects CC 2018
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Audition CC 2018
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Have a great weekend
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