On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:23:14 +0100
"Alan Pope" <alan@???> wrote:
> 2008/10/10 Paul Stimpson <paul@???>:
> > Assuming your wife is running XP she can Google "power toys for
> > windows xp" and should get a hit at microsoft.com. One of the power
> > toys is called MS Virtual Desktop Manager (MSVDM.) This will give
> > her multiple workspaces with a task bar switch applet, like we
> > enjoy :)
>
> Shame it's so apallingly crap. Along with the "powertoy" that gives X
> style mouse-raises-window. Both break badly with a number of apps I
> used on Windows on a daily basis that I figured it just wasnt worth
> the effort.
Just as well I don't have a legit copy of XP to replace w2k then as I
might well have tried the virtual desktop manager thingy. I really
dislike using the windows gui for that reason alone.
I have got so used to running each app in its own workplace and
switching between them with ctrl-alt-> or ctrl-alt-< that anything else
seems stone-age in comparison.
--
John Lewis
using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop
