Anyone use virtual desktops?
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You mean spaces (OSX term) or multiple desktops? I'd be very grateful for a way to enable them under windows 7, I really do miss them compared to my unix workstation.
I tend to treat them as an either/or feature with multiple monitors myself, I use multiple screens with Windows and a single large display with multiple desktops under unix.
I tend to treat them as an either/or feature with multiple monitors myself, I use multiple screens with Windows and a single large display with multiple desktops under unix.
One of the best feature I found in Ubuntu (and other linux distros).
Does Windows have a feature like this? I've never seen it. I seem to remember (rather faintly) that nVidia drivers used to come with an application that would allow you to switch to multiple desktops.
Does Windows have a feature like this? I've never seen it. I seem to remember (rather faintly) that nVidia drivers used to come with an application that would allow you to switch to multiple desktops.
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There was a powertoy for XP which enabled them, it was a fairly rubbish implementation but they did exist. I've just assumed it doesn't work with Win7
They do exist but all the ones I've seen are rubbish. Slow to switch desktops and non-intuitive ways of performing the actual switch.
Sysinternals has a utility: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881.aspx
Not given it much of a test run yet but looks promising. Still seems a bit hacky though.
Sysinternals has a utility: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881.aspx
Not given it much of a test run yet but looks promising. Still seems a bit hacky though.
As above, I like the one in Linux Mint, but I've never found a flawless Windows implementation of it.
I've tried about 6 different ones over the years, but keep reverting to 'normal'
I prefer keeping windows as vanilla as possible now, the less crap you have running alongside explorer, the better (as you know)
I've tried about 6 different ones over the years, but keep reverting to 'normal'
I prefer keeping windows as vanilla as possible now, the less crap you have running alongside explorer, the better (as you know)
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Indeed, the ctrl+shift+arrow key switching in linux or ctrl+arrow in OSX is one of the things which makes it so usable...
