Looking for a desktop manager

[elaich]

I'm looking for a desktop manager that will allow me to have multiple
desktops so that each desktop can be devoted to a particular kind of
program - i.e. Internet, games, applications, media, etc. Google search did
not turn up what I'm looking for. TIA.

 

[André Gulliksen]

I'm looking for a desktop manager that will allow me to have multiple
desktops so that each desktop can be devoted to a particular kind of
program - i.e. Internet, games, applications, media, etc. Google
search did not turn up what I'm looking for. TIA.

Virtual Desktop Manager
Manage up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar with this PowerToy.

 

[André Gulliksen]

Virtual Desktop Manager

Ooops, hit send too soon. Here's the link.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

[Lyn]

Ooops, hit send too soon. Here's the link.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

That looks like just what I need, only for Win98. Any suggestions? ~thanks

 

[Dick Hazeleger]

That looks like just what I need, only for Win98. Any suggestions?
~thanks

VirtuaWin perhaps? Open Source and available from:
http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/

Dick

 

[eschuylerTAKE]

That looks like just what I need, only for Win98. Any suggestions? ~thanks

Lyn,

My suggestion is Virtual Dimension at
http://virt-dimension.sourceforge.net/.
I use it and wouldn't be without it!

Regards,
Eric

 

[Mel]

I'm looking for a desktop manager that will allow me to have multiple
desktops so that each desktop can be devoted to a particular kind of
program - i.e. Internet, games, applications, media, etc. Google search did
not turn up what I'm looking for. TIA.

Dexpot allows you to create multiple, virtual desktops to increase the
work area of your screen by up to 20 times. Each virtual desktop is
independent from the others and can have its individual wallpaper,
resolution, and icons (or no icons at all). You can easily switch
between desktops from the tray icon, or via hotkey, or even use an
automatic desktop slideshow that rotates all virtual desktops. In
addition, you can move and copy windows from one desktop to another
among the desktops, set up rules to automatically move, copy or close
windows and more. Dexpot is one of the most advanced desktop managers
out there, that is easy enough for beginners, but offers some great
flexibility for more demanding users as well.

http://www.dexpot.de/en/produkt.html

 

[Lyn]

Thanks much. Have given the first two a try--both work really well and also
are small programs which is great.

 

[Lew/+Silat]

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Dexpot allows you to create multiple, virtual desktops to increase the
work area of your screen by up to 20 times. Each virtual desktop is
independent from the others and can have its individual wallpaper,
resolution, and icons (or no icons at all). You can easily switch
between desktops from the tray icon, or via hotkey, or even use an
automatic desktop slideshow that rotates all virtual desktops. In
addition, you can move and copy windows from one desktop to another
among the desktops, set up rules to automatically move, copy or close
windows and more. Dexpot is one of the most advanced desktop managers
out there, that is easy enough for beginners, but offers some great
flexibility for more demanding users as well.

http://www.dexpot.de/en/produkt.html

Can you explain why a person would need multiple desktops? When using one of
your desktops is the puter still using resources to run the others?

 

[Dick Hazeleger]

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Can you explain why a person would need multiple desktops? When using
one of your desktops is the puter still using resources to run the
others?

Hello Lew/+Silat

Though I am not Mel, I want to reply to this question. At this moment
VirtuaWin has on Desktop 1 the browser, on no 2 FoxMail, and on no 3
XanaNews, and I don't have a mess on my desktop(s). That is the main
reason: a tidy desktop where you can find things.

Your second question: Yes, running the programs on the invisible
desktops uses up computer resources, but less than when they would be
visible, or running behind a "top window".

HtH
Dick

 

[André Gulliksen]

Can you explain why a person would need multiple desktops?

Nobody probably "needs" to run multiple virtual desktops. It is more like a
matter of preference. I never liked it much myself, but I know a bunch of
Linux-guys who could not dream of living without it. If Windows came shipped
with this option I bet you would also see a whole lot of Windows-people in
the same category.

When using
one of your desktops is the puter still using resources to run the
others?

Running programs will take resources, no matter which (if any) desktop you
put them on.

 

[Mel]

Nobody probably "needs" to run multiple virtual desktops. It is more like a
matter of preference. I never liked it much myself, but I know a bunch of
Linux-guys who could not dream of living without it. If Windows came shipped
with this option I bet you would also see a whole lot of Windows-people in
the same category.


Running programs will take resources, no matter which (if any) desktop you
put them on.

Microsoft offers a PowerToy for Windows XP:

Virtual Desktop Manager
Which allows you the ability to:
Manage up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar with the PowerToy.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/DeskmanPowertoySetup.exe

For other PowerToys for Windows XP goto:

file:///windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/default.mspx

 

[Lew/+Silat]

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Hello Lew/+Silat

Though I am not Mel, I want to reply to this question. At this moment
VirtuaWin has on Desktop 1 the browser, on no 2 FoxMail, and on no 3
XanaNews, and I don't have a mess on my desktop(s). That is the main
reason: a tidy desktop where you can find things.

Your second question: Yes, running the programs on the invisible
desktops uses up computer resources, but less than when they would be
visible, or running behind a "top window".

HtH
Dick

Thankyou Dick

 

[Toad]

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using >> one of your desktops is the puter still using resources to
run the >> others?

Thankyou Dick

Most multi-desktop programs are not really multiple desktops. I did see
one that actually launched a different instance of explorer for each
desktop which is truly multiple desktops but really bad on resources.

Most programs simply hide one set of windows and show another set, etc.
which is not much worse than not running the desktop manager assuming
you had all the same windows open anyway.

Toad