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- Desktop is not just another virtual screen manager. Putting
- aside the virtual screen related functions, Desktop allows you to operate
- on the three type of objects namely Windows, NeXTApp Icons and Desktop
- Icons.
-
- Window operations
- =================
- A window can be moved from one virtual screen to another, fronted, backed,
- adjusted, floated, raised or lowerd. Also available are
- front/adjust/lower all windows.
-
- NeXTApp Icons
- =============
- NeXTApp Icons are those that gather at the lower left corner of your screen.
- They can be fronted (so that they appear before windows), backed, hidden,
- tidied (or ask Desktop to auto-tidy for you) and grouped by application.
-
- Desktop Icons
- =============
- These icons function like those in the NeXTdock. You can double-click on
- them or make they autolaunch in any of the virtual screens! And further, they
- can be created from applications, documents or folders.
-
- They can be moved from screen to screen, floated or hidden. Of course, they
- can be stored for future work sessions.
-
- The advanced features that support the virtual screens are three window
- modes namely:
- autoScreen mode -- Desktop will switch to the screen that contains
- the needed window
-
- autoWindow mode -- the needed window will be moved to the active screen
- plain mode -- Desktop does nothing.
-
- In addition, when you drag a window to the screen boundary, Desktop will
- auto-flip to the next screen. This is called Auto-Flip feature which can be
- conveniently enabled/disabled so as to avoid unnecessary screen
- flipping.
-
- Version 2.0 comes with an object inspector, a palette and a Desktop Window so
- that you can enjoy a gentle learning curve. Other input methods are
- available for speedy actions.
-
- What is the price? $30 per copy. It supports NeXTstep 2.x and NeXTstep 3.0.
- "QuickStart" are enhanced and "Quick Guide for the Impatient" are included
- to let you easily pick up Desktop. All registered users are entitled to free
- upgrade to version 2.0.
-
- Lastly, thanks for sending me bug reports and suggestions. Though not all
- the suggestions are implemented, I assured you that your bug reports/suggestions are taken seriously.
-
-
- Johnson Sieu
- email:sieu@cory.berkeley.edu
- address:P.O. Box 367
- Berkeley, CA 94701-0367
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-