Does Windows Vista have this useful OSX feature?

d|b · 2 Dec 2008 at 22:01

Basically I wondering if Vista has the feature where you can move your mouse to a corner of the screen and then all of the open applications will be displayed in miniature versions (kind of like alt-tab)

Recently I have been Windows vista seems to be doing this for me but I am not sure how to activate this effect as I want. It just seems to happen. I have attached a screen print below (I have two screens)

d|b · 2 Dec 2008 at 22:02

Edit: Infact this happens in photoshop when you move you cursor to the top right of the screen. Is there anyway to get this effect to also work when you are not working in photoshop.

Greenlizard0 · 2 Dec 2008 at 22:03

Sorry, what do you mean?

d|b · 2 Dec 2008 at 22:05

Well can you see how on the right screen in the screenshot all the apps that I am using have appeard in miniature version and can click on them to bring them to the front of the screen. Do you see what I saying?

Greenlizard0 · 2 Dec 2008 at 22:10

I think I do - there's that 3d scroll (Win key + tab), I don't think Vista has quite the feature you want though.

tolien · 2 Dec 2008 at 22:20

There's a separate app, Switcher, that'll give you something resembling Exposé.

Nanobot · 2 Dec 2008 at 22:22

Isn't that Vista's Aero flip 3D thing?

Greenlizard0 · 2 Dec 2008 at 22:40

tolien said:
There's a separate app, Switcher, that'll give you something resembling Exposé.

Thanks a lot - lovely find!

<Dubz> · 3 Dec 2008 at 01:57

thats a good idea, i quite often have a few things on screen and to beable to do that would be great, i'll have to try it on my days off.

helmutcheese · 3 Dec 2008 at 04:38

Nanobot said:
Isn't that Vista's Aero flip 3D thing?

Nope

OCdude · 3 Dec 2008 at 08:07

That flip 3d thing is pretty pants!

Compiz has lots of funky graphical things (including an exposé type rip-off) but that's for Linux

bledd · 3 Dec 2008 at 09:33

where can you get that wallpaper that you have on the mac?

Nethesem · 3 Dec 2008 at 10:23

Leopard Aurora
Tiger Aqua

Easier to buy a mac that get windows to truly look like one though

bledd · 3 Dec 2008 at 12:26

Nethesem said:
Leopard Aurora
Tiger Aqua

Easier to buy a mac that get windows to truly look like one though

did you even read my post? or see the first one in the thread?

Nethesem · 3 Dec 2008 at 13:02

No... honestly I was just scan-reading and spotted you asking for 'the mac wallpaper' and pitched in...

bledd · 3 Dec 2008 at 13:04

Nethesem said:
No... honestly I was just scan-reading and spotted you asking for 'the mac wallpaper' and pitched in...

'cracked vista wallpaper' is bound to bring up rubbish in google, lol

also, you're not allowed animated signatures here mate

although your's is pretty subtle

Nethesem · 3 Dec 2008 at 15:58

Aha I see what you mean- my bad

However, I have excellent googlefu- second hit, there ya go

(yea I've been silently wrist-slapped for the sig... equality is a lie!)