Re: Multimple Desktops

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George Valkov typed on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:15:52 +0200:
Thanks for the link, Bill!
Aston Shell seem to have a bunch of shiny desktop and shell
replacements. The utilities are very light, performance is excellent.

One thing I didn't like about the AltDesk tool is that it is calling
the Hide() and Show() methods on the windows and that's not a good
practice. A minor plus to that is the option to recover hidden
windows.

There are free alternatives that can do the same... Personally I
wouldn't use anything that just hides windows.

George


"BillW50" wrote in message
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George Valkov typed on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:14:17 +0200:
I use the Desktops.exe utility from SysInternals, but have a few
problems:
1. I have configured shortcut keys for various applications on the
start menu. But typing a shortcut always starts the application on
desktop 1, instead of the current desktop.

2. The Play/Pause button on my multimedia keyboard does not work
when I am on a desktop different then the one the player is running.

3. I want to be able to move a window from a running application to
another desktop, just like I do under linux.

Thank You for any help!


George Valkov

I really like AltDesk ($15 I think). And it addresses all of your
problems as well.

http://www.astonshell.com/altdesk/

Hi George. Oh I didn't know that AltDesk uses the Hide() and Show() methods.
Might explain why the Play/Pause button on my multimedia keyboard does work
in any desktop. Yes I also like their desktop replacements as well. Both
Aston1 and Aston2 are very nice IMHO. As I use them all of the time.

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Bill
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