Settings Properties 
Mini-window
Settings
Desk Number/Layout
enable Virtual
Desktop supports any number of virtual desks.
To configure the desks, use the two edit controls in the Desks: field to select
the number of columns and rows of desks you wish to make available.


Titlebar
The Titlebar option allows you to display
the mini-window with or without a titlebar. It is still possible to move the mini-window
when it is configured with no titlebar. To move the mini-window click and drag the
mini-window's representation of itself within the mini-window and move it as you would
move any other window within the mini-window.
Window Sticky
The Window sticky option allows you to set up the mini-window to be available
in all virtual desktops.
TIP: The recommended configuration is for
the mini-window to be sticky.
For information on how to make other windows
sticky, see Window Settings.
Custom Desk Size
The Custom desk size option allows you to set the size of each virtual desktop
to be different than the actual size of your desktop. This is useful if you run multiple
monitors under Windows® 98 or Windows 2000®. Using this feature you can set the custom desk size to be the
combined size of both of your monitors, allowing enable Virtual Desktop to give you one virtual desktop containing both monitors.
Stays on Top
When the Stays on top option is selected the mini-window will remain on top at
all times, so it is not obscured by other windows.
TIP: This option works well when you
configure a hotkey to hide/show the mini-window or when you use the Autohide feature
as described below.
Autohide
When the Autohide feature is selected, the mini-window will hide itself when
your mouse leaves it. Moving your mouse into the corner of the desktop which is closest to
the mini-window will bring the window back.
Mouse Settings
Drag Sliding
Drag sliding allows you to scroll smoothly
around your available virtual desktops. Using drag sliding means you are not limited to
being positioned within a virtual desk boundary. Your viewport can be anywhere within the
limits of your configured virtual desktops, and can cross over boundaries. The image below
is an example of a viewport that is positioned over more than one virtual desk.

To slide your desk, move the mouse to the desktop border in the direction you wish to
slide. The following settings can be configured to customise your desk slides:Delay
Delay is the time that your
mouse must be positioned on the border before you wish a slide to be activated. If you
don't want to activate slides accidentally, set this to a large number (250-500). If you
want your slides to be easily activated, set this to a small number (25-100).
Speed controls how fast a desk slide is performed.
A small number such as 25 will slide the desk slowly, giving you fine control of the
position. A large number like 250 will make sliding much faster but will make it harder to
accurately position the viewport.
Drag Switching
Drag switching is a method of switching
desks. To switch to a desk using drag switching, drag your mouse to the desk border in the
direction of the desk to which you want to switch, and the neighboring desk will be
activated.
The following settings can be configured to
customise your drag switching:
Delay is the time that the
mouse must be positioned on the border before a switch is activated. If you don't want to
activate switches accidentally, set this to a large number (250-500). If you want your
switches to be easily activated, set this to a small number (25-100).
Drag switch mouse skip allows
your mouse to be switched to the opposite side of the desk after a drag switch has been
performed. For most people this is the most natural way of operating because the mouse
position remains the same relative to the last desk you were in. Disable this option if
you prefer your mouse position to remain the same relative to your screen after a desk
switch.
- Only switch when moving window
The Only switch when moving
window option should be activiated if you don't want to use drag switching all the
time but do want to be able to drag switch when moving a window.
Advanced
Settings
Desk follows focus
When the Desk follows focus option is
selected, enable Virtual Desktop will try to
keep desk that contains the currently selected window as the active desk.
Alt-Tab Awareness
When the Alt-Tab awareness option is
activated, enable Virtual Desktop will attempt to
switch to the virtual desk that contains an application whenever you switch to that
application using the Windows Alt-Tab dialog.
TIP: This option is recommended for most
users.
Move Maximized Windows
By default enable Virtual Desktop will allow you
to move maxmized windows using the mini-window. However, in order to do this enable Virtual Desktop must first un-maximize the window, because most maximized windows
cannot be safely moved into any position other than full-screen. When a window is
un-maximized it will be set to the same size as if it were maximized. If you dont
need to move maximized windows you can uncheck the Move maximized windows option.
enable Virtual
Desktop will then leave your maximized windows
in their maximized state, but you will not be able to move them using the mini-window.
TIP: This option is not recommended for most users.
Select Window After Desk Change
When the Select window after desk change option is activated, enable Virtual Desktop will select the window under your mouse whenever you switch to a
new desk using hotkeys.
TIP: This option is recommended for most
users.
Dont Move Hung Windows
The Don't move hung windows option is
useful if you frequently use a debugger or other windows that are regularly frozen for
some reason. Selecting this option means enable Virtual Desktop will not attempt to move windows that it thinks are frozen. This option can
result in windows that are not frozen not being moved under some circumstances, for
example, if your machine is running low on memory and is using the swapfile.
TIP: This option is only recommended
for advanced users.
Desk Wrapping
When switching desks using the hotkeys or drag switching, the Desk wrapping option
allows you to move to the next desk even if you are on an outside border of your virtual
desktop collection. For example, switching to the desk above your current desk repeatedly
will cycle through all virtual desks regardless of the shape of your virtual desktop
collection.
TIP: This option is not recommended for most
users.
Select Window After Moving
When the Select window after moving option
is activated, and you move a window using the mini-window, enable Virtual Desktop will automatically switch to the desk to which you have moved the
window, and select the window.
TIP: This option is recommended for most users.
Transparent Window
The Transparent window option
will make the enable Virtual Desktop mini-window transparent, so you are able
to see your desktop through the window.

NOTE: This option is only available under
Windows® 98 and
Windows NT® 4.0 or
later.
Taskbar Settings
Taskbar Icon
The Taskbar icon option will place an icon
for the mini-window into the taskbar. This icon is the same as any other application icon
and can be used to select the mini-window, however it will not appear when the mini-window
is hidden.
TIP: Most users prefer to use a SysTray icon
as described below to save space on the taskbar.
SysTray Icon
The SysTray icon places a small icon in the system tray (the area on your
taskbar that contains the clock), as shown below. The SysTray icon can be used to
show/hide or raise the mini-window and can also be used to activate the context menu (see Hiding and Displaying the Mini-window for
details on using the context menu).

SysTray Desk Icons
Enabling the SysTray desk icons option places an icon for each virtual desk in
the system tray, as shown above. The currently active desk is highlighted. Clicking on a
desk icon will activate the corresponding virtual desk.
SysTray
Shows/Hides Window
The SysTray shows/hides window option configures the SysTray icon to show or
hide the mini-window when clicked. This option is useful when the mini-window is
configured to remain always on top.
SysTray Raises Window
The SysTray raises window option configures the SysTray icon to bring the
mini-window to the top when clicked. This option is best used when the mini-window
is not configured to remain always on top. |