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Why is Finestra VDM acting up?
I installed Finestra VDM yesterday, and it keeps acting up. What I mean by that is that it keeps switching desktops unwillingly as soon as I touch the mouse! I have disabled hotkeyes from the taskbar ...
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How can I better organize my desktop icons? [closed]
I looked at the Fences software by Stardock, as suggested here. But I don't think this fits my needs. As some reviewers said, Fences is merely just creates a prettier looking clutter. I want to get ...
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In Excel 2007, why must I click the title bar of an open spreadsheet to bring it to the front? [closed]
I'm using Excel 2007, and when there's a spreadsheet window behind another spreadsheet window that I want to bring in front, I can click the side of the covered window, but it doesn't bring it in ...
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Ubuntu Unity annoying wrapping applications
I have problems with Unity wrapping of application windows that have offscreen bytes.
In the example image, the dotted gray line represents the virtual desktops, and the purpled line reprents a ...
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Virtual desktops for Windows with ability to suspend [closed]
I'm looking for a virtual desktop program that would allow me, aside from the regular features of programs like that, to suspend one of the desktops.
I don't know how hard that would be to pull off ...
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Workspace Cycling With Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Or Mouse Wheel On Windows
Many Linux distro desktops cycle workspaces with Ctrl+Alt+Arrow keys. Yet virtual desktops for Windows seem to only allow switching by indicating desktops by number. Is there a way to cycle with hot ...
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desktop switching in windows (virtual desktops) [duplicate]
I would like to know whether it is possible to set up the windows 7 desktop to display multiple virtual desktops, like in Ubuntu where you can switch from one desktop to another using ...
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How to make different firefox windows recognizable by VirtuaWin?
I want to automatically move certain windows of firefox based on <criteria>* to certain virtual desktops.
VirtuaWin supports this but it needs
Class Name: MozillaWindowClass
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Limit alt-tab icons to current desktop in Dexpot
I'm primarily a Linux user but I use Win7 at work. I really like the Linux multiple desktops functionality, so looked around and found Dexpot to duplicate it on Windows. One thing I can't seem to ...
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How to set up a virtual screen or desktop?
On Windows, I installed Rainmeter and while searching through the position options for the widgets, it had a tick box next to my default monitor, but below that it said "@0: Virtual Screen". I did ...
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Windows 7 tool to create desktops under different user account [closed]
At the moment I am looking for a tool that could be described as a cross-over between Desktops and NetExec. I'm convinced actual power users here will have fond memories of NetExec when it was still ...
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Alternate of teamviewer [closed]
I were using teamviewer for my stand alone PC till now but now I've been assigned new responsibility of Configuration Manager and asking to find best alternate of teamviewer with its Pros & Cons.
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use vnc to connect to a specific desktop (sysinternals desktops)
I use Sysinternals Desktops to give me another 3 virtual desktops. Would it be possible to set up a VNC server for each desktop, eg. ports 5900 - 5903 such that I can connect to each desktop with ...
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How can Google Calendar notifications pop up in my current virtual desktop in RHEL6 (Gnome)?
I use 4 virtual desktops to organize my work (the standard workspaces that you can use with GNome). Email/Calendar stay in desktop 1. When a meeting is near to start, the notification notice pops up ...
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How to run GDM in display :0 and GDM in display :1
I am hacking (customising) my startup scripts. I have been googling for hours, but keep coming up with how to change default display manager, and this is NOT what I want to do...
I have been trying ...
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How to run GDM in display :0 and GDM in display :1
I am hacking (customising) my startup scripts. I have been googling for hours, but keep coming up with how to change default display manager, and this is NOT what I want to do...
I have been trying ...
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Providing remote desktops via VNC
We have to provide 100 users a remote desktop with access to a browser. Firefox works fine. The thought is to deploy a remote desktop via desktop virtualization, so each user can get a customized ...
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Multiple viewports into the same Virtual Desktop
I have been looking around for window manager solutions that would work nicely for me. While I have found a number of things, I have not yet found anything that really works well for my needs.
Usage ...
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Virtual desktop manager where process spawned from one desktop stay in that desktop
All is said in Title. I need virtual desktop manager with one important feature: when process running in one virtual desktop spawns other process, new process must be in same desktop as parent. Not to ...
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How to extend a single window across 4 virtual desktops on Windows 7
How can I stretch or span a single window across multiple virtual desktops (four in total).
I am running Windows 7 and I have tried the Dexpot virtual desktop software
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Move windows between KDE activties
KDE 4.6 Plasma Workspaces added support for managing windows in Activities, which are a sort of combination between virtual desktops and session management. But I still haven't figured out some basic ...
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can Windows be hacked to have “huge” screen resolution and not transmit it to monitor, i.e. only for remote desktop viewing?
the question is somewhat reminiscent of this one Virtual monitor / desktop accessable through vnc only (windows 7) . I have read that one of the reasons why you should not have Windows try have screen ...
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VirtuaWin shows Visual Studio 2010 in all Desktops
I'm using VirtuaWin in Windows 7 to have virtual desktop functionality and I think this program is awesome.
There's one small issue, though: on the computer at work, when moving to another desktop it ...
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Dexpot - Exclude Monitor(s) Settings?
I´m running Windows 7 with a dual monitor setup.
I would like to use the main monitor for multiple desktops, but keep the secondary monitor always the same for my Outlook and IM client.
I've tried ...
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Virtual desktop for Windows that allow window assignment programatically
Does anyone know a virtual desktop software for Windows that allow me to start a program from the command line, and assign it to a specific desktop. I.e I dont want to start it in the current desktop ...
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Dual Monitor + Virtual Desktop software (plus for cube)
I've recently purchased another monitor, my first one being a TV and being much larger. I now sit at a desk and use my shiny new 24" LED more often, but I like to extend the desktop into the TV. The ...
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How to show the menu bar on secondary desktops (spaces) on Mac OS X Lion?
I added additional Desktops (previously known as Spaces) via Mission Control on Lion. On each additional desktop the menu bar is missing. The menu bar is only visible/accessible from the primary ...
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How to disable flashing VirtuaWin systray icon? Window is not responding
I have to run an application which is not responding so ViruaWin isn't able to manage it. (There is a "1 window not responding" tooltip on its systray icon.) Because of the hanging VirtuaWin flashes ...
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Is there any Windows screen recorder that works with multiple virtual desktops?
I'd like to record a virtual desktop screen while working on another one. Is there a video recorder which would support such a thing?
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Ubuntu 11.10: No virtual desktop when i use Gnome Classic
I've a problem with virtuals desktops. I've installed Ubuntu 11.10 but i not use Unity. I've installed gnome-panel, and start my session with Gnome Classic.
But when i'm in 'Gnome Classic' i can't use ...
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Openbox : make 4 desktops 2x2
Strangely, my openbox default rc.xml file has keyboard shortcuts for the commands DesktopDown and DesktopUp, but it seems that the only configuration option for the desktops is their number (which is ...
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Is there a Linux window manager that allows separate virtual desktops (workspaces) on separate monitors?
For instance, in Gnome, I can set up multiple Gnome workspaces. But when I add a second monitor, all I get is my current workspace extended onto the second monitor. I hate it. Every time I run a ...
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“Spaces” or Multiple Desktops for one Monitor on a Multi-Monitor system?
I'm running Windows 7 x64 and three monitors. I wonder if there is a program that allows me to create multiple Workspaces/Desktops and switch between them, but only on the third monitor? (As my main ...
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In KDE, stop virtual desktop changing when I click on the desktop
I'm new to KDE and am running KDE 4.7.1 on top of Arch Linux. It's fantastic however I have one problem - virtual desktops. Yeah I know there are those "activities" things which people say replace ...
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Gnome 2.32 Virtual Desktop Looping
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 with Gnome 2.32 and was wondering if anyone knows of a way to make the virtual desktops (workspaces) loop so that moving to the left when on the left-most desktop goes to the ...
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TightVNC virtual desktop on windows
I connect to my windows vista machine that runs TightVNC server. I want to set things up so that,
the person who connects via VNC can use a separate desktop and another person can work on the machine ...
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Virtual Desktop Manager that mantain taskbar order in Windows 7
someone knows a VDM that keeps taskbar order when switching between desktops? I have tested several applications but none seems to be even interested in the problem. Is incredible anoying when I put ...
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Pinning different programs to each virtual desktop's taskbar
I use Mark Russinovich's Desktops to organize my windows in my work computer. Is it possible to pin different programs to each virtual desktop's taskbar?
For example:
Desktop 1: Chrome, Windows ...
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Several desktops on Windows? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Virtual Desktop Manager for Windows 7
Windows XP, Windows 7, what is the best program to have several workspaces just like under Linux/GNOME?
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Which products can successfully virtualize Internet Explorer?
I want to find out which application virtualization technologies have successfully managed to virtualize Internet Explorer 8 and 9. I am looking for app virtualization, not OS.
The list of products I ...
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Gnome3 predefining virtual desktops
I've been a loyal user of Gnome 2 for many years now. I wanted to try Gnome 3.Many things in G3 don't bother me at all; however, not being able to predefine virtual desktops really erks the hell out ...
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When I move a window partially offscreen, the offscreen part shows on next/previous desktop
I'm using Ubuntu 11.04; when I move a window partially offscreen, the offscreen part shows on the next/previous desktop
In the screenshot below you can see CompizConfig (opened on the second desktop) ...
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Windows 7 Virtual Desktop Managers with Square Layouts
I'm looking for a virtual desktop manager for Windows 7 that reproduces the functionality of the built-in manager in Linux. Specifically, I want the ability to display the desktops as a 2x2 square and ...
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Software for virtual desktops in Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the best Virtual Desktop Manager out there for Windows 7
So is there an application that creates virtual desktops decently, that anyone would recommend, ...
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Embedded VNC session
What I need is to allow a remote user access to a host machine (Ubuntu) via VNC. The catch is that the user should only be allowed to use a specific software and nothing else.
My solution for now is ...
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What's the best Virtual Desktop Manager out there for Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Virtual desktop(alt+ctrl+1,2,3,4,…) like linux on windows 7
Features that are important to me:
Keyboard support
Fast.
Keyboard support
Clean
Keyboard ...
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Gnome change virtual desktops by moving mouse to edge of the screen - Delay
In Gnome change virtual desktops by moving mouse to edge of the screen. is described how to switch virtual desktops by mouse. Is it posible to define delay after which vdestop is switched? ...
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Oversized (higher resolution) virtual desktop by scaling/zooming out for Windows (XP)?
Is there any virtual desktop for Windows (XP) which can emulate higher resolution by scaling/zooming out?
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Is there a Desktop Manager similar to Virtual Dimension?
Currently I'm using a very old version of Virtual Dimension with a several years old code base as desktop manager in Windows 7. It's open source, and has several benefits compared to several other ...
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Virtualization Solution for Family Use
I'm trying to put together a solution for my family (wife + three kids). At the moment I have one newish desktop and a couple of aging laptops. There are always arguments over who should have the ...
