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Changing Options

To change the size of the VirtualDesk main window, or the hotkeys combinations, click View/Options.  This feature is more than a convenience; it is an excellent way to avoid and correct potential conflicts with other software.


Contents

VirtualDesk 2.0

Contents

What Virtual Desk does

Switching Between Virtual Screens

Resizing VirtualDesk

Dragging Icon Windows

Changing Options

Troubleshooting

Registration


Dragging Icon Windows

Each application window on the screen is represented by an icon window inside the VirtualDesk main window.  You can drag the icon windows to reposition them on the screen, or even drag them into other virtual screens.  To drag an icon window, place the mouse pointer on top of the icon window, press and hold the left mouse button, and move the mouse.


Registration

This software is copyrighted.  So if you enjoy using VirtualDesk, please register your software.  By registering, you are entitled to get the next upgrade for free.  The cost of registration is US$10.95.  Please fill up the following form and send it with your cheque or money order to:

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Canada

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Resizing Virutal Desk
Resizing VirtualDesk

Resizing in eight different directions

VirtualDesk allows maximum 8x8 virtual screens. By resizing the VirtualDesk main window, you can adjust the number of virtual screen horizontally and vertically. To resize the VirtualDesk main window, you can choose one of the eight different directions, and there is a reason behind this.

This feature provide a fail-safe mechanism to restart the VirtualDesk application.  VirtualDesk rarely crashes, but if it does, it will be difficult to move some of the application windows back to the current screen.  To salvage  the situtation, you can simply restart VirtualDesk and resize the VirtualDesk main window in different directions until you find your application windows.


Switching Between Virtual Screens

To switch between virtual screens, click on the virtual window that you wish to use.  Since VirtualDesk also support mouse dragging, be sure to use a sharp click when switching windows, so that it is not mistaken as a drag operation.

If VirtualDesk is not the active application, it takes one mouse click to bring it up to focus, and an additional click to select your screen.  Some people find it even more convenient to use hotkeys instead.

By default, the hotkeys are set to ALT + arrow keys, but you can choose your own virtkey combination in the Options dialog box.


Troubleshooting

Problems you may encounter

1. The z-order of application windows after switching screens

Since maximized windows are managed differently from normal windows, the z-order may change after switching screens.  This shortcoming will be fixed in future versions.


What is Virtual Desk
What VirtualDesk Does

Virtual Desk is a utility that manages the positions of all of your opened application windows.

The concept of a virtual desktop

VirtualDesk is a virtual desktop manager, which means that it treats your entire screen as one small window looking through onto a huge virtual screen.

To switch between virtual screens, you can either click the VirtualDesk main window or using hotkeys, (Alt+arrow keys by default).

The Working Anatomy of a VirtualDesk