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- # olvwm.info 31 October 1991
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- # OpenWindows Version 3
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- # @(#)olvwm.info 1.2 25 Nov 1992
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- :VDM:
- Virtual Desktop Manager
-
- The Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) allows you to
- have 1 or more logical desktops one of which may
- be viewed at any time. Each desktop is
- represented by a region surrounded with
- a dashed line.
-
- The background of the VDM represents the logical
- desktops which you currently have; you can
- increase or reduce this number simply by
- resizing the VDM. If you make the VDM smaller,
- the rightmost and bottommost desktops will
- "go away" and you will not be able to access
- any windows in that desktop. The windows
- themselves are still active, though, and will
- appear if you again make the VDM larger.
-
- The desktop boundaries are not physical
- boundaries; a window can straddle a boundary
- and you can view portions of more that one
- desktop at a time (whatever amount that will
- fit on your screen). Usually, though, you
- will see a logical boundary between desktops.
-
- To move to another desktop, you can use the arrow
- keys or you can double-click the SELECT button
- inside the VDM at the location you want to go to.
- Pressing MENU in the VDM brings up a menu which
- also allows you to move to a different desktop.
-
- The small windows in the desktop represent each
- frame as it appears on your screen. In terms of
- window manager actions, they mimic the frame they
- represent: you can select and move them with
- the SELECT button, you can bring up their
- window menu with the MENU button, you can drop
- items from other tools into them, etc. All
- actions performed on one of these little
- windows affects the frame the window represents.
-