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Virtual Desktop Manager

I've been tinkering with Linux lately and one of my favorite KDE features is the desktop switcher.  Tonight I found Virtual Desktop Manager, a Microsoft PowerToy that does basically the same thing.  It looks promising so far.

Update:  This thing was really flaky until I upgraded my RAM to 1GB.  As Girish pointed out, it would freeze under low memory conditions.  Also, one of my biggest gripes is that if I have VS.NET maximized on desktop #1, switch to a different desktop, and then come back to desktop #1, VS.NET will no longer be maximized.  Nothing major...just a pain in the butt.

Comments

Girish said:

It is pretty sweet. But, beware. It eats up memory like no one's business. Also, it has a bad habit of freezing under low mem conditions.
# May 20, 2004 12:05 AM

Rob Chartier said:


If you dont mind getting rid of the explorer.exe shell completely, GeoShell has the capability of up to 25 or so desktops.

Does the Windows Shell really suck?
# May 20, 2004 11:13 AM
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