door commands in Virtual Desktop’s Actions menu.

The Option key does not work with these commands, as it does with the





application is not running, this will start it up.

command causes Virtual Desktop to open the door.  If the Virtual Desktop

There is one command in this menu for each defined door.  Selecting a door



•  Name (various)







application is not running, this will start it up.

application, without making Virtual Desktop active.  If the Virtual Desktop

This command lets you return to the home location while using any



•  Home







at the time the machine was started up.

only if the Door Menu option was selected in the Usage Preferences dialog

the right side of the menu bar, whatever application is active.  It appears

This menu appears alongside the Help, Keyboard, and Application menus at



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xThe Door Menu







help.

menu command is disabled, and the keyboard is the only way to display

When there is a dialog box on your screen, such as the options dialog, the

Pressing the Help or Command-? key at any time does the same thing.





is disabled.

Finder to open the file.  If the help file is missing or invalid, this command

to save a readable copy of the help file as a TeachText file, then ask

server cannot be found on any mounted volume, Virtual Desktop will offer

This will start the help server if it was not already running.  If the help

This command asks Help on Wheels to display Virtual Desktop’s help file.



•  Virtual Desktop Help







on and off.  Virtual Desktop supports Balloon Help.

This command, supplied by System software, lets you turn Balloon Help



•  Show/Hide Balloons







Help.  Virtual Desktop supports Balloon Help.

This command, supplied by System software, tells you how to use Balloon



•  About Balloon Help…



O

O

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O

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xThe Help Menu









what this miniature application does.

See the section entitled “Quit Virtual Desktop” for more information on

folder, this command is disabled.

have a non-scriptable Finder which does not support a Shutdown Items

your Shutdown Items folder, replacing any version already there.  If you

This command installs an up-to-date version of “Quit Virtual Desktop” in



•  “Quit Virtual Desktop” —> Shutdown Items







what this Control Strip module does.

See the section entitled “Virtual Desktop Doors” for more information on

disabled.

If the Control Strip is not installed on your Macintosh, this command is

in your Control Strip Modules folder, replacing any version already there.

This command installs an up-to-date version of “Virtual Desktop Doors”



•  “Virtual Desktop Doors” —> Control Strip Modules







on what this extension does.

See the section entitled “Virtual Desktop Extension” for more information

there.

Extension” in your Extensions folder, replacing any version already

This command installs an up-to-date version of “Virtual Desktop



•  “Virtual Desktop Extension” —> Extensions



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J

J

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xThe Install Menu









can quit.

Application’s Items to Door option by quitting before any other application

gives Virtual Desktop the chance to take action on the Anchor

This command is exactly equivalent to Finder’s Shut Down command, but



•  Shut Down







can quit.

Application’s Items to Door option by quitting before any other application

gives Virtual Desktop the chance to take action on the Anchor

This command is exactly equivalent to Finder’s Restart command, but



•  Restart



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xThe Special Menu









information.

See the section entitled “The Door Preferences Dialog” for more

door is currently open.

This command opens the Door Preferences dialog.  It is available only if a



•  Door… (Command-D)







This command is not implemented in this version of Virtual Desktop.



•  Item… (Command-I)







information.

See the section entitled “The Application Preferences Dialog” for more

the radio buttons.

only in Full View mode, and applies to the current application, as shown by

This command opens the Application Preferences dialog.  It is available



•  Application… (Command-A)







information.

See the section entitled “The Usage Preferences Dialog” for more

This command opens the Usage Preferences dialog.



•  Usage… (Command-U)







information.

See the section entitled “The Layout Preferences Dialog” for more

This command opens the Layout Preferences dialog.



•  Layout… (Command-L)



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xThe Preferences Menu







color depth.

door preference options to activate a certain application or change the

selecting a door command to keep Virtual Desktop active, ignoring the

if the user had clicked on the door window.  Press the Option key while

Selecting a door command causes Virtual Desktop to open the door, just as





not appear in the menu.

a Command-digit binding, it appears in the menu.  Function-key bindings do

There is one command in this menu for each defined door.  If the door has



•  Door “Name” (various)







was when Virtual Desktop started up.

This command returns the desktop view to the home location, where it



•  Home (Command-H)





confirmation alert is suppressed.

With the Option key pressed, before you click in the menu bar, the





unwritable, this command is disabled.

ask for confirmation.  If no door is open, or the preferences file is

This command trashes the currently open door.  An alert box appears to



•  Trash Door… (Command-T) or Trash Door (Command-Option-T)





You should also change the name of any door files you had created.

preferences of any application whose items are anchored to that door.

NOTE:  When you rename a door, you should update the application





the preferences file is unwritable, this command is disabled.

which must not match any other existing door name.  If no door is open, or

This command prompts you to give the currently open door a new name,



•  Rename Door…





windows are placed automatically according to the pattern.

door-shaped cursor.  In a multiple-door arrangement, the other door icon

Virtual Desktop will prompt you to place the door window with a special

If the default door preference options allow door windows to show,



pattern.

location, and the others will lead to nearby locations as indicated by the

multiple-door arrangements will lead to the current virtual desktop

create 3, 5, or 9 doors at once.  The door at the center of these

The default is create a single door, but by using the pop-up menu, you can





opened.  If the preferences file is unwritable, this command is disabled.

options set so as to jump to the current virtual desktop location when

match any existing door name.  The door is created with preference

This command prompts you for the name of a new door, which must not



•  New Door… (Command-N)







minimum, this command is disabled.

you should try shrinking the desktop.  If the padding is already at its

of the virtual desktop.  In Full View mode, if images seem to be too small,

This command subtracts half a screenful from the padding at all four sides



•  Shrink Desktop (Command-Minus)







command is disabled.

pixels in either direction.  If the padding is already at its maximum, this

padding, is 32,767 pixels.  Therefore, the padding cannot exceed 32,767

icons.  The maximum width or height of the virtual desktop, including

virtual desktop, giving you more room to reposition your windows and

This command adds half a screenful to the padding at all four sides of the



•  Grow Desktop (Command-Plus)







virtual desktop, and redraws all windows accordingly.

the virtual desktop, recomputes scroll bar positions and the extent of the

This command re-examines the complete set of windows and icons now on



•  Refresh (Command-R)







mode.  The check mark indicates the current mode.

This command toggles between Full View mode and the usual see-through



•  Full View (Command-F)



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xThe Actions Menu









containing text fields.

This command clears the selected text in a desk accessory or dialogs



•  Clear







text fields.

clipboard.  It is used only with desk accessories and dialogs containing

location or replaces the currently selected text by the contents of the

This command inserts the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor



•  Paste (Command-V)







desk accessories and dialogs containing text fields.

This command copies selected text to the clipboard.  It is used only with



•  Copy (Command-C)







desk accessories and dialogs containing text fields.

This command cuts selected text to the clipboard.  It is used only with



•  Cut (Command-X)







accessories.

This command is not used by Virtual Desktop.  It is present only for desk



•  Undo (Command-Z)



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xThe Edit Menu









remain off-screen.

windows and desktop icons which were outside the home location will

a door, those windows will fall back into the desktop view.  Any other

the home location, and if any applications have their windows anchored to

This command quits Virtual Desktop.  This will return the desktop view to



•  Quit (Command-Q)







be opened.

Virtual Desktop has are door files, which are only references to doors to

Virtual Desktop does not keep documents open.  The only documents

This command is only a place-holder, and is never available, because



•  Close (Command-W)



















xThe File Menu









try Balloon Help or Help on Wheels to learn more about Virtual Desktop.

This command opens Virtual Desktop’s About dialog, which invites you to



•  About Virtual Desktop…




xThe Apple Menu









This section describes each of Virtual Desktop’s menus.








åMenus