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Virtual Desktop manager for Vista

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Introduction

Vista provides developers with the new DWM based aero
interface. A new set of thumbnail API’s can be used to access some of this new
technology. This virtual desktop program takes advantage of this new API and
uses some tricks of its own to provide a powerful virtual desktop manager with a
full screen thumbnail based preview. You can have as many desktops as you want
and can seamlessly switch between them.

But wait! What if you still are
using XP? Don’t worry, Vista/XP Virtual Desktops provides support for XP as
well, although window previews are not live since XP doesn’t have
DWM.

Vista Virtual Desktops is managed by Z-Systems.
The Z-Systems website also has a Vista Virtual Desktop page.

Awards

- Up
to Down Software (Spanish)

Features

• Full screen desktop/window manager/preview with full drag and drop managing
• Desktop switch indicator
• An infinite number of desktops
• Watch the windows move in real time as you drag them around in the window
  manager
• Multiple monitor support
• Window menus
• Tray icons for each desktop
• Per-desktop backgrounds
• Configurable colors, fade speeds, hotkeys, etc.
• Uses Vista’s live thumbnails
• XP support
• And much more!
• Roadmap/Change
  Log
• The
  Hack

Default Shortcut Reference

• Windows Key + Z – Show the fullscreen “switcher”
• Windows Key + W – Pop up the window menu for the active window
• Windows Key + Numpad 1…9 – Switch to the corresponding desktop, if
  it exists
• Windows Key + Arrow Keys – Move to the corresponding desktop
• Windows Key + Control + Numpad 1…9 – Send the foreground window to
  the corresponding desktop

Current Release – 0.5

The fourth release, 0.5, is marked as a release
candidate version. This means that it is almost “production quality”. Feel free
to download it and test it out for yourself. If you notice any bugs, please post
them on the issure tracker section of this site. Any feature requests can be
posted either in the issue tracker or in the discussion forum.

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