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[rakudave]

perhaps some of you guys know "virtual dimensions"
i "remade" it in AutoIt, adding some graphical effects.

what it does:
it gives you 4 different desktops
in each of these desktops you can place different windows, apps or whatever...
this works on (allmost) every window/gui.

using this script will allow you to manage work, surfing and othes stuff seperatly.
it will also allow you to hide sensitive material if someone enters your room

hotkeys:
{win}{right}: next desktop
{win}{left}: prev desktop
{ctrl}{win}{right}:move current window to the next desktop
{ctrl}{win}{left}: move current window to the prev desktop
{win}{esc}: "panic", this will shutdown the script and show all windows on one desktop

or use the traymenu to navigate...

(a "settings"-menu to customize the desktops is uder construction...)

requires beta...

-> tell me what you think

Attached Files

•  pangaea_desktops.zip   220.46K   1949 downloads

Edited by rakudave, 20 June 2006 - 08:47 PM.

[Bounda]

i tihnk its freakin' awesome =D i love it dude congratulations on such a great job =D

[AutoItKing]

Just like KDE!

[slipperylobster]

I think I want to kiss ya! I am on my way to check it out now. I wanted this in autoit so I can setup differenct programs to open up in certain ways on different screens. Extremely helpful. Like the simplicity of it. Seems to work fine at first glance. You got me thinking... and you got me motivated.....

[slipperylobster]

I just wondered if I could put different wallpapers for each of the four desktops. I tried, but does'nt work. Anyways...its still usefull, and I can figure something out for the wallpapers. Thanks again.

[nfwu]

Hey, NICE!
Using this with the 3 virtual desktops intergrated into my shell creates 12 Virtual Desktops!
Woot! No more worries about screen real estate!

#)

edit: Some people would find it more convienient if their minimized apps would stay on all desktops. This is people some people who use multipule desktops minimize applications to "batch transfer" windows from 1 desktop to another.

Edited by nfwu, 21 June 2006 - 04:35 AM.

[NELyon]

whoa, that is some really awesome crap... i can't wait till i can script like this

[nfwu]

Tip for improvement:
You can add some "mouse polling":

Func _warp()
    $POS = MouseGetPos()
    If $pos[1] <= @DesktopHeight/8 Then
        If $POS[0] >= @DesktopWidth-1 Then
            BlockInput(1)
            MouseMove(5, @DesktopHeight/2)
            _nextdesk()
            BlockInput(0)
        ElseIf $POS[0] <= 0 Then 
            BlockInput(1)
            MouseMove(@DesktopWidth-5, @DesktopHeight/2)
            _prevdesk()
            BlockInput(0)
        EndIf
    EndIf
EndFunc

Poll this function from the main loop.

Upper right corner = next desktop
Upper left cornet = prev desktop

#)

[rakudave]

thanks guys!

@"mouse polling": yes, thats a good idea...
@wallpaper: hmm, a bit difficult, but there is a way to do that... ;-)


lol@nfwu's 12 desktops...

Edited by rakudave, 21 June 2006 - 09:33 AM.

[Don N]

great work on this script...

@wallpaper, maybe the wallpaper changer in my sig will help

[rakudave]

yeah, that was exactly what i had in mind... ^^

[RazerM]

This is really good rakudave! You should put it in your signature

[rakudave]

thanks! (and done)

i made a "todo"-page for the next version: http://www.mindpad.ch/page/264.html

Edited by rakudave, 21 June 2006 - 10:48 PM.

[quick_sliver007]

Is there any way to have a it so that I can run my Au3 game bot (it works off of pixel colors and sends mouse clicks) on one desktop while i surf the web on another desktop? It's just an ideal for the next version.

[AutoItKing]

Is it ok with you if I put this into UAISC?

[Apzo]

I've seen the todo before posting, hotkeys for each desktop is in the list

So I just have to thank you, it's great !

Apzo.

Edit : can you prevent the script to be launched more than once ?

Edit 2 :
I tried this, and it works fine ^^

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HotKeySet("#{NUMPAD1}","_Desk1")
HotKeySet("#{NUMPAD2}","_Desk2")
HotKeySet('#{NUMPAD3}',"_Desk3")
HotKeySet("#{NUMPAD4}","_Desk4")

...

Func _Desk1()
        $activedesk = 2
        _prevdesk()
EndFunc

Func _Desk2()
        $activedesk = 3
        _prevdesk()
EndFunc

Func _Desk3()
        $activedesk = 4
        _prevdesk()
EndFunc

Func _Desk4()
        $activedesk = 5
        _prevdesk()
EndFunc

Edited by Apzo, 22 June 2006 - 08:41 AM.

[Valuater]

Pretty Nifty....

First thing i noticed is it is the "First" program to "re-arrange" the task bar order

8)

[rakudave]

@autoitking: yes, that's a fantastic idea... ^^

@quick_sliver007: sorry, no way...
(the windows are just @SW_HIDE)

@Apzo: k, i'll include that

@Valuater: *g*, a "side-effect"

[rakudave]

just came to my mind:

@Apzo: that won't work, 'cause if you're on desktop 1 and switch to desktop 3, the windows will be stored on desktop 2...

but i'm working on a solution ;-)

[AutoItKing]

Do you want a specific icon?