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From a fellow developer who appreciates unending amounts of screen real estate and hates minimizing things, check out VirtuaWin if you haven't heard of it. It's a window manager that provides Linux style work spaces. I personally use a workspace for dev, a workspace for vm's and database inspection, a vm for testing, and one for email/calender/chat (I've used as many as 6 spaces. I also suggest checking out WinSplit, it's essentially Windows snap on steroids... My OCD and massive amount of Windows and spec docs required approves
http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/ http://www.winsplit-revolution.com
SuperPutty - Putty, but wrapped up in a nice gui with tabs, session management, etc.
I've also heard people talk about mRemoteNG which is another solution to this(I used it long ago, but found I only care about SSH so I went to SuperPutty).
Related to your "taskbar looks like a mess" complaint, I've found that using VirtuaWin to have virtual desktops allows me to separate my piles of windows into "projects/tasks". It's the only way I can manage the number of windows I end up with.
I'm a heavy RDP and SSH user, so I use mRemoteNG almost non-stop.
When I'm helping out the help desk, I'll usually update my YUMI flash drive and keep that on me.
When I'm juggling multiple projects, I'll kick up VirtuaWin to keep stuff seperated.
I'll use Google Hangouts and a self hosted IRC server for chatting with people, but most people at my work don't use either so its just for distractions throughout the day.
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Virtuawin is amazing. Gives you the multiple workspaces on windows xp/7 and works with dual monitors (which is iffy on ubuntu). virtuawin and it's open source...
Dont get me wrong. Go ubuntu if you can. I use adobe products a lot, so i cant :*(
Some parts of the guide are amusing, like suggesting Do Not Track actually works. That guide has a lot of the right stuff, but it isn't complete. You won't stop everything because of the way certain things are integrated, and you never know if Microsoft will fix what you've done while you're away.
I don't want you to give up, I just want you to know. You should also know that there are people spreading false information on how to fix it, suggesting certain programs or lists of domains to block that end up causing problems and security issues, so be careful.
You really got to find a way to get them to use Windows 7, as it's the easiest to fix and maintain and there are plenty of programs that do the same stuff Windows 10 does. If they really want 10, then try to go with 8.1, it's not as bad a 10 and easier to fix and maintain.
VirtuaWin is what i stick with. Has some good window management features, without the jazzy graphics of dexpot. They never seemed to help me anyways. Simple workspaces, that's all i wanted, virtuawin provides.
Funny you should mention that. With only 1 monitor, I felt like multiple workspaces were really helpful. Then I got a second monitor at work, and I tried to make myself keep using multiple workspaces, but I discovered the desire to do so had mostly disappeared. Eventually I just turned off VirtuaWin entirely (yeah, they forced me to use MS Windows). Having multiple real workspaces (or one really large one, like a 30-inch monitor) really alleviates the need to have virtual ones.
Having said all that, even on a system with a really large monitor or with multiple monitors, I've discovered a use for workspaces: at work, I put all my personal stuff on on workspace, and work-related stuff on other workspaces. That way it is easy to be aware of which thing I'm spending my time on. And there is very little overlap between the two, so the need to ever mix them is basically zero.
A lot of the features, if not all, in Windows 10 have been possible for older Windows through software such as VirtuaWin and others. It amazes me that there are so many people who think the multiple desktops feature is something fresh and new, all thanks to Microsoft's innovative forward thinking, etc. I'm not saying that about you, I mean seriously.
DirectX is always hyped by Microsoft. It's one of the ways how they try to keep you on their software. It's been possible in the past to make newer DirectX versions work on older Windows, because of the little tricks Microsoft uses to try to keep the new DirectX only working on newer versions of Windows. If no one else will "port" it back to 7, then I will when I have the time. I don't like that the only thing I'm missing out on is the new DirectX that many games will use, even though OpenGL is better, but that's Microsoft for you. Even when their products are shit, they'll still find ways to make sure you use it.
Does this mean you should stop using Windows? No. Too much software is dependent on Windows, sadly, but that's how Microsoft likes it.
I have a Windows setup specifically for gaming, recording gameplay, and streaming gameplay. Every other system is using Linux.
The same reason you have multiple anything - to make life easier for yourself. For example, if I'm writing some C++ code I will typically have one desktop running the IDE full-screen, one running various tests and tailing log files, and one doing general other stuff, like email. I can flip between them with a single keystroke, depending on what I need to do at any one moment.
I use VirtuaWin (on Windows) to do this, and can heartily recommendit.
Astroturfing maybe? idk
He got mad at toothless' post and:
>this is why you are newb, windows is forever extensible, you want 4 desktops, go to linux, you want 100 desktops? go to windows. Sounds like a newb just commented. I have never figured out in 10 years why lindows toutx multi desktop. The experience is what you make it, not what crowd control tells you. Let me google that for you: this is one of 50 solutions that give you multi desktop on widnows. Everytime I see some linux fanboi say something like this, I want to stab myself in the temple of my brain, wtf are you thinking dude, you have no clue what you are talking about, sounds like you attended a linux convention and they told you the only way for multi desktop was linux. Newb -20 years, does this make sense to anyone else?
>http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/ One of 500 solutions for multi-desktop on windows, please tell the linux fanbois at age 16 to STFU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Checking his post history I think he's a troll.
I assume you're on Windows, otherwise you probably wouldn't ask, as both Mac OS X and every major Linux desktop environment have this feature.
You'll need to use a small software called VirtualWin, try it and set keyboard shortcuts for easy desktop switching, and then you can have a different set of windows visible on each virtual desktop.
I heard it'll finally be a standard on Windows 10 too.
If you are short on cash, enable multiple desktops. This basically gives you multiple "screens", each with their own windows that you can flip between with a hotkey or by an icon.
Having multiple workspaces has existed in the *nix world since the beginning. MS added the ability to have multiple desktops and switch between them on a single monitor back in Win2k, but never enabled the feature. You need to use a tool like Virtuawin to enable the feature.
I used to use VirtuaWin for that (not sure if it's using the NT4 feature though).
Thanks for taking me on a nostalgia trip. I'm reminded of the crazy guys over at VirtualPlastic hacking on XP and ActiveDesktop.
I like it, thought i don't use mac's i use linux which has a lot of different gui's..... because i never want to close any windows easily, actually i almost never close any windows. I just use another work space.
If you never used linux well, they're like extra not on screen monitor’s you can switch to, in windows 7 you could reproduce that with VirtualWin. Like the difference between having and not having tabs in a web browser almost.
So i always keep every window i have running really, what's the point of closing them? This is how you can take use of the useless 16 - 32 GB of RAM really and since i use a pretty stable linux distro (mint) i never close or restart my PC more then once a year :P..
Tab and Shift + Tab are already taken for a very handy feature that I use often; select next/previous element.
You could get something like what you're looking for with virtual desktops. It's a different way to think about things, but it's honestly amazing when you get used to it.
It's built-in with many different Linux distros, but if you're running windows, get VirtuaWin. Excellent piece of software!
I currently have Alt + 1 through 0 set to switch to one of my 10 desktops. Alt + Shift + 1 through 0 sends the active window to the specified desktop.
You can leave full screen programs running on desktops, and all of your windows stay open and exactly where you've put them.
Example: I might have Firefox on 1, Steam chat on 2, a word processor on 3, my music player on 4, fullscreen movie on 5, file explorer on 6, etc. Alt + tab still works, but it's limited to the programs on your current desktop, which really tidies things up!
You can customize your keyboard shortcuts and settings, it's really slick.
It doesn't take away or change anything about the default functionality, just adds handy optional stuff. Transition fully, slowly, or not at all.
Honestly, I can't function without virtual desktops anymore, they're just great. If you need any help getting it set up, just ask!
Virtuawin multi-desktop setup.
Put work related applications on one desktop configuration, and reddit/slacking off on another.
Now, when someone walks by calmly put the mouse at the bottom of the screen and your entire desktop will switch to 'work' mode. No frantic and obvious searching for Alt-Tab. You don't even need to touch the keyboard. Also, nothing in the task bar. Event Alt-Tabing through applications won't show non-work related programs.
Once they walk past, cursor to the top of the screen and Reddit re-appears.
You're welcome.
Why? VirtuaWin is free and open-source! And I don't even have my own cube - I work on a client site in a conference room with one big table (+3-6 people usually) on a laptop - it's the best I could do with.. honestly helps with work more than anything, having documents on one desktop, data on another, and the application on the third.
..and reddit on the fourth..
This isn't really what you are asking for, but it might help alleviate the single-monitor pain. It basically lets you have 2 monitors (or more) hotkeyed so you can switch between them really fast.
http://dexpot.de/index.php?id=home
or an open-source version:
VirtuaWin works OK for me. I like the key bindings to move from one desktop to the next and it supports different backgrounds per desktop instance.
If you're in Windows, I highly recommend this program: http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
I have two desktops set up, one for work, one for play. A simple ctrl + <- or ctrl + -> moves between desktops.
No more alt-tabbing to the wrong window!
I became extremely dependent upon virtual desktops thanks to Linux. When I started using Windows again more frequently, I Googled around for my options and landed on VirtuaWin. I'm always willing to try new things, however, so I gave mDesktop a shot. Long story short, I'm sticking with VirtuaWin.
Long story long: For one thing, VirtuaWin allows for virtual desktops to be arranged in a grid instead of just in a line; I use a 3x2 grid myself, and from what I could tell, mDesktop only supports a single row. As for shortcuts, in Compiz, I use [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[direction] to shift to an adjacent desktop and [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Alt]+[direction] to shift the active window to an adjacent desktop; VirtualWin both supports these actions and lets me customize the shortcuts to work the same way. Additionally, VirtuaWin adds a middle-click menu to the title bar of each window for quick access to management actions, allowing you to move that window to a specific desktop, sticky it to show on all desktops, gather all windows of that application type to the current desktop, or stop managing that window altogether.
Interestingly, after I had already uninstalled mDesktop, I wanted to go back and check one of the options in the settings. I reinstalled the application, started it up, tried to access the settings, and the only thing it would show was an error message claiming that one of the settings didn't exist and it couldn't continue. So, while it did not crash any of my applications in the few minutes I used it, it still convinced me it wasn't completely stable. Conversely, I've been relying on VirtuaWin for a year and a half, and it has never caused any of my applications to crash.
Overall, I find VirtuaWin to be both more fully-featured and more stable, both of which are important qualities in a window manager. If you're still open to trying other tools, I'd recommend giving it a go.
Virtuawin - http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
Just set up good keyboard shortcuts. I like Ctrl+Alt+[Arrow Key]... if your screen rotates instead of switching, you have to disable the keyboard shortcuts on your video card software.
good luck
I use VirtuaWin and the Win32WM module to get virtual desktops and alt + drag/resize windows. There's one flaw with Win32WM though: When alt + dragging/resizing, the mouse click is still registered as a regular click in the window. So, to be on the safe side, one needs to find some empty space in the window, which can be slightly annoying sometimes. (And I am too lazy to check for/submit a bug report). I'll look into Deadlock39's tip though.
If you have multiple monitors, keep them open in separate windows (a window for perk.tv and a window for viggle.tv) on a different monitor. If you only have one monitor, you can use a virtual second monitor with VirtuaWin and keep them open that way.
EDIT: Also, use Firefox as it is more stable than Chrome in terms of RAM usage.
There are plenty of 3rd party tools for virtual desktopping.
Sysinternals have a very basic one though it's pretty old so I'm not sure if it'll work on 2012.
Dexpot is great (I use it at home) but it's pay for commercial use so that may be a factor for you.
VirtuaWin is fairly popular though I've never used it myself.
Right now I have to think in advance about the order of the applications I open so they keep that logical order in my taskbar, and I also pin a few applications to make sure some of them stay on the left. So counter productive.
Maybe the second monitor has something to do with the bug, which would explain why it affects so few people, your average user don't have that virtual desktops + second monitor setup.
My scenario is: I was just recently still using Windows 7 with VirtuaWin for virtual desktops and 7+ taskbar tweaker for more control over the taskbar, with a second monitor. It worked nicely until I updated to Windows 10 and used the native virtual desktops functions instead.
Well I'll be sure to come back to this thread if I find a fix.
The few times I've briefly had to work in windows for some reason;
- cygwin
- some sort of virtual desktop solution like http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
- windows classic shell http://www.classicshell.net/ - make ridiculous new versions of windows look/behave similar to something you're used to
If you have to do any sort of windows administration, powershell.
I wouldn't work at a company that wouldn't allow me to use the tools I'm comfortable with provided there's nothing too extreme/expensive; everything I use is OSS.
Dexpot and Virtuawin are great desktop programs that you can use on Windows system right now. I don't know if Win 10 will have anything fancier, but for now you can try either of those programs.
Virtuawin is open source and has portable version you don't need to install.
Use VirtuaWin you can have a hotkey that toggles between multiple desktops so you can have one for work/study and one for fucking around.
One key will take you to your work/study setup and remove all the other shit from your taskbar.
If you actually want to be productive just don't set a hotkey to go to your messing around desktop.
Suggestions for windows programs? I've no idea as I don't use windows at all these days. A quick search found this page which looks promising as well as the news that microsoft are (finally) planning on having them included in windows 10.
Well, if you define desktops as "whatever you feel like", sure, they've had multiple desktops.
You could be just as capricious with what a Window's desktop is and someone wiggle multiple desktops into any version of Windows. There's a small app for Window's that has offered them since Windows 9X: http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
But allowing multiple users is not the same as multiple desktops, which is seems to be what you're trying to stipulate.
If you want more desktop space without getting another monitor, I'd suggest looking into VirtuaWin.
I have 2 monitors but I still use it so I essentially have 8 monitors worth of space in a 2x2 grid configuration, but it can also be set to a maximum of a 3x3 grid configuration.
I do a lot of re-typing of text into DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture, a semantic markup language), so I have the source document on one screen, and my authoring tool in the other.
However, I think many of the purposes of multiple monitors can be accomplished with a workspace switcher (like VirtuaWin), which allow you to set up hotkeys that quickly navigate to a different desktop with its own set of open programs.
If you're running windows 7 and you need to split the screen between 2 applications, you can drag the top bar to each side to resize it, or you can download virtuawin and have 4 "desktops" on one monitor you can switch to using CTRL-ALT-ARROW_KEY.
I already knew about VirtuaWin, but I pretty much only use Windows while on other computers so can't install. Dexpot does seem nicer though, with the full-screen preview.
You can still do this, I used Ubuntu at work so I could just switch workspace easily, but Virtuawin can be used on Windows and you can set a hotkey (like f11) to switch to your working desktop.
There are software apps to do just that. Here's a free one. http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
I love multiple screens for several situations - for instance, I can have a full-screen video going on one screen and still do things on the other. Or, if playing an MMORPG on the main screen (in a maximized window) still have a web browser up if I need to go look for some info.
I don't know what the point of this post is. Are you just ranting or would you like a solution to your problem? I'll assume you would and save you the trouble of googling something you most likely have already googled by giving you my two favorite Windows management programs (not used at the same time of course).
VirtuaWin - Virtual desktops.
Windawesome - Tiling window manager with workspace support and lots of customization.
For people on Windows who have trouble juggling multiple windows, or have small screens, VirtuaWin adds the ability to create virtual desktops like on a Mac or Linux.
Due to technical reasons, there is no cheap way of doing this, as 4 displays is extremely demanding for one single laptop video card to handle. That's why these external multi-display adapters exist, and why they're so expensive.
If you want a free solution, try something like this:
Desktop 1 = Porn;
Desktop 2 = Random Study Stuff.
If someone walks up, I would quickly swap the desktops.
Of course you don't need it in Ubuntu (or most Linux distros).
It depends on how you want to split your resources. One thing you might want to look in to is using something like VirtuaWin which creates virtual desktops. Another method would be to use VMWare and create virtual machines and put one on each monitor. Your best bet is probably the virtual desktops.
I'd like to mention some "nichesoftware" that many people do not use, yet I find incredibly useful:
for starters there is VirtuaWin which creates several desktops and lets you switch via hotkeys or mouse between them. Linux users mostly have this feature out of the box and know it's usability but Windows users still have to learn about the power of juggling 4 desktops around.
the second mentioning deserves GridMove, it's basically an AutoHotkey script that lets you organise your windows in a grid, again via hotkeys or mouse. This is especially useful when having a large screen, maximising Firefox over 2560*1600 is a waste of space and can be used better to display chat sessions or whatever.
Basically, with these two tools you can manage many windows over several desktops very efficient with a few hotkeys. Give it a try