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ZDDesk (VERSION 1.00)
Copyright (c) 1997 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Written by Steven E. Sipe
First Published in PC Magazine, US Edition, August 1997.
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About ZDDesk...
ZDDesk, a virtual desktop utility, lets you group related programs
on a particular desktop and switch to them only when they're
needed. This lets you run a greater number of applications without
cluttering the taskbar with a large number of unreadable entries.
Virtual desktops also afford you a measure of privacy when running
applications such as an e-mailers by letting you quickly switch
from one desktop to another.
USAGE:
To install ZDDesk, copy its three program files (zddesk.exe,
zddesk.cnt, and zddesk.hlp) to a subdirectory on your hard disk,
and create a shortcut to zddesk.exe. If you would like ZDDesk to
start automatically each time you launch Windows, then place the
shortcut in your Startup group. To launch ZDDesk manually, double
click its shortcut.
When you run ZDDesk its icon will appear in the system tray area
on the right (or bottom) area of the taskbar. The ZDDesk icon
consists of a monitor that displays the number of your current
virtual desktop. You can quickly switch to a new desktop by
clicking the left mouse button on ZDDesk's monitor icon in the
system tray. If you run a program on the new virtual desktop,
ZDDesk will automatically associate it with that desktop and
activate it each time you switch to it again.
ZDDesk offers several configuration options. You can access
these options by right-clicking on the ZDDesk icon in the
system tray to bring up its context menu. The first few
entries (the number depends on how many desktops you have
configured) list all of ZDDesk's virtual desktops. You can
use this list to navigate directly to a particular desktop
without having to cycle through each one, as you must do when
using the left mouse button to select.
ZDDesk also allows you to have unique background colors for
each desktop. To use this feature, change the background
color by using the normal Windows Control Panel Display/
Appearance option. Then switch to the second desktop and do
the same, this time choosing a different color. When you
switch between these desktops, ZDDesk displays the
background color that you chose for each desktop.
The program saves this information in the Registry, and
the colors are automatically restored the next time you
run ZDDesk. Of course, you won't see the background color
if you're using screen-filling desktop wallpaper.
You can also customize desktop characteristics by choosing
the "Properties" context menu item. The Properties screen
lets you define a unique desktop name for each of ZDDesk's
virtual desktops. This name will appear on the tooltip
associated with the ZDDesk icon in the system tray and it
also appears on the context menu in the list of desktops.
To change the name of a particular desktop, left click on
the edit field of the desktop that you would like to rename.
The numbers next to each of the edit fields represent the
desktop numbers (from one to nine). Type the new name that
you would like for the desktop then click the OK button.
The new name immediately becomes active for that desktop
and is displayed when you bring up the context menu.
The names you choose are stored and reused the next time
you load ZDDesk.
The Properties screen also allows you to configure the
number of virtual desktops. This number can be anywhere
from two to nine. To change the number of desktops, left
click on the buttons in the "Count" spin control. The Up
button increases the number of desktops and the Down
button decreases the number.
Another useful configuration option on the ZDDesk context
menu is the Arrange item. Selecting this item brings up
ZDDesk's Arrange screen. This screen allows you to move
applications from one desktop to another. Let's say, for
example, you are running WordPad on desk number two and
you want to switch it to desk number one. To move it,
click the "Desk 1" tab on the Arrange screen and select
WordPad in the list of running applications. Next, hold
the left mouse button down, drag the selected item up
to the tab of the desk to which you would like to move
it, and release the left mouse button. The application
will automatically move to the new desk.
The Arrange screen also lets you indicate that an
application should be visible on all desktops. To use
this feature, select the application and click the
"Keep on all desks" checkbox. The application's list
icon will be redrawn with a green checkmark on it,
and the application will show up in the running
application list for each desktop. If you decide
later that you no longer want this program to be
visible on every desktop, then you can select it
again in the list and click the checkbox again. The
application will disappear from all of the virtual
desktops except for the one that is currently active.
Keeping an application visible on all desktops is
useful for applications like Explorer that you like
to keep open all the time, or for applications that
tend to lock up. If you keep ill-behaved applications
on all desktops, then you will always be able to use
the Windows task list to shut them down.
Another useful feature of the Arrange screen is the
"Set Active" button. By using this button, you can
automatically switch to the virtual desktop whose
tab is currently selected. This has the same effect
as using the context menu to directly jump to a new
desktop. It immediately makes the selected desktop
active and displays its running applications. It is
a convenient way to view different desktops while
you are arranging windows.
Note: The file DESK_SRC.ZIP contained in ZDDESK.ZIP
is the source code for ZDDesk. This will only be of
interest to you if you are a programmer, and can be
discarded if you choose. Unzip DESK_SRC.ZIP with the
maintain directories option.
Support for ZDDesk:
Support for the free utilities offered by PC Magazine
can be obtained electronically in the discussion area
of PC Magazine's Web site and in the Utilities section
of ZD Net's TIPS Forum on CompuServe.
For PC Magazine's Web site go to the
URL http://www.pcmag.com/discuss/ and select the
Utilities area. You can also access the Utilities
discussion area from the utility's download page.
The authors of current utilities generally monitor the
discussion area every day. You may find an answer to
your question simply by reading the messages previously
posted. If the author is not available and you have a
question that the sysops can't answer, the editor of
the Utilities column, who also checks the area each day,
will contact the author for you.
For ZD Net's TIPS Forum (GO ZNT:TIPS). The authors of
current utilities generally visit this forum daily.
You may find an answer to your question by reading the
messages already posted in the forum. If the author is
not available and the forum sysops can't answer your
question, the Utilities column editor, who checks this
forum each day, will contact the author for you.
Steven E. Sipe, the author of ZDDesk, is a developer
with INOVA Corp. in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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