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Superfraggle



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:13 pm    Post subject: Multiple Virtual Desktops Reply with quote

Microsoft (sysinternals) have released a new multiple desktop manager available here

This is nothing special, however what is interesting because of the way it works, spawning multiple explorer.exe instances it allows you to have several different AHK scripts running across the desktops, and utilising the same keys on each desktop. (I have quickly tested this, but seems to work ok)

For example on desktop you could press g and open google, however on desktop 2 you could press g and open something else instead.........

Also unlike other virtual desktop programs I ahve seen, if you run a program which utilises the systray, the icon stays on the appropriate desktop.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is great, only 62KB! I would like the option of a persistent tray though. Also, it seems I can only have one instance of TaskManager, and if I open it in desktop 2-4 it only shows in desktop 1.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is pretty cool, only thing I wish it could do that it can't is move windows between desktops.

Nice find Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It seems to use alot of memory, on 2k the three new instances of Explorer use ~22MB each. Without it running my single instance uses ~7MB normally. It's much faster at switching compared to VirtuaWin though.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It literally creates multiple desktops.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tried hiding a window, and then showing it on the second desktop thinking that could be a way of moving windows, however this didn't work.

I wonder if there is a way of doing it.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Doesn't work for me... bummer. I can create and switch to a new desktop, but within a couple seconds it switches back to the original. Perhaps I'm running an app that's not compatible with it, but I can't figure out what it is.

Darn... I liked how petite this was.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice, this will be helpful.

Thanks for the find.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My problem with it is that notepad++ will only open in the first desktop, bummer!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wtg wrote:
Perhaps I'm running an app that's not compatible with it, but I can't figure out what it is.


Turns out it's not compatible with IBM Lotus Sametime, our corporate IM standard. Every couple seconds the desktop running Sametime activates itself. Sad
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can really get into this, probably one of the handiest tools i have ever downloaded.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have looked into the DLL calls, and although it seems posible to launch any window on any of the desktops, it doesnt appear possible to transfer existing windows accross desktops.

Shame this would of been very handy if that was possible.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For a huge scrollable desktop try sdesk. It's small and portable.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Multiple Virtual Desktops Reply with quote

Superfraggle wrote:
Microsoft (sysinternals) have released a new multiple desktop manager available here

I can't view that site... Sad can someone post the download link on here?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right here
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