[Darkburger]

Found this on Google: http://virt-dimension.sourceforge.net/

I am using it, very kick-ass. It uses very little resources (like, about 6mb in memory). And it is very user-friendly. Anyway I thought I would let you all have a lookie, and I suggest a download, I know have a Gimp Desk, a Media Desk, a Browser Desk, and an empty one =D

Anyway one great thing is its a very tiny download, 56k users rejoice. One of the very neat things is that you get unlimited Desktops.

[Afrochicken14]

I wouldn't trust a site that says "sourceforge" in it. It seems...suspicious...

[DMXell]

Lol Afro.

The program's okay. I prefer Yod'm 3D for my virtual desktop as it's like Beryl's, however this is more customizable. I'd use this if I could place it on my taskbar.

Edit: Actually, this is extremely fast, I may use it. It's a bit glitchy though, but I can deal with it.

[Griatch]

@Afrochicken

Sourceforge is a very respected site. It's a repository where open-source projects can find a home. You will find the GIMP Windows installer on Sourceforge too for example.

As for the virtual desktop manager -- sounds like a must for Windows general use. Personally I use Linux, so I have virtual desktops out of the box. Never understood how Windows users can get anything done restricted to one screen like that. Even classic AmigaOS has multiple desktops/screens and that's from 1985 ...
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[DMXell]

It gets clogged really fast, that's how things work -.-

Sadly due to Microsoft sucking this program is sub par. Microsoft has made an implementation of virtual desktops extremely crappy. Folders don't instantly hide whenever you switch. Instead you'll switch over and see programs on the switched to virtual desktop and programs from the switched from desktop for a split second. Also, if you have different wallpapers set up, Windows will take a few milliseconds to switch it instead of it being instantaneous.

Aside from that, anything that resides itself in the system tray will never work with virtual desktops. For example, the internet browser I use, Opera. It has an icon in the system tray. Let's say I have Opera open and I switch to another desktop. If I try to open Opera again nothing will happen, but if I switch back to the desktop with Opera I see that a new page has been opened.... I'd like Opera in both so I can focus on different things.

It's also worth noting that, in Windows, you can't have icons specific to that desktop thus minimizing the use of one.

I wish my computer would let me boot into Linux and have internet connection (using a router).

[XyllyX]

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I wish my computer would let me boot into Linux and have internet connection (using a router).

???? I use a router and mine worked out of the box, but then I use a wired system instead of wireless. Is yours wireless? I have heard that setting up wireless in Linux can be an issue. I had to initially set everything up under windoze, but linux found its way out onto the net without any problems. And this is with multiple distros and live cds.

[PhotoComix]

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Is yours wireless? I have heard that setting up wireless in Linux can be an issue.

Luckily many wireless router have still plugs for ethernet cables, and with ethernet cable connetion most of router work almost out of the box (almost= you need of course to give your user name and pass to your ISP,)

[PhotoComix]

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..., anything that resides itself in the system tray will never work with virtual desktops. For example, the internet browser I use, Opera. It has an icon in the system tray. Let's say I have Opera open and I switch to another desktop. If I try to open

I never use from gimp desktop the win taskbar( i suppose is the same that you call sistem try).

I found better in my almost empty Gimp desktop add few icons (links) as for music (winamp) a screengrabber, a good image viewer/converter ...and Firefox (mainly used in gimp desktop to upload&download images

You can add opera icon to your virtual desktop

and however if need you can load any other program from Start-All-program

[DMXell]

Opera is much better than Firefox. Sorry, I just say that everytime I hear people saying that they use Firefox. My wireless router, a Netgear, has caused a ton of problems for many Linux users. There once was a fix for it, but Netgear ordered a cease and desist I believe. It's was really stupid since the people using it were paying Netgear, now Netgear is losing money from it.

As for my other problem, I cannot get most modern Linux distros to work, such as Sabayon and Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu so I'm stuck on Windows for now =/ I mean, I can get Damn Small Linux to load and work, but frankly speaking, I don't like how it's set up, it doesn't appeal to me at all.

Now, for my GIMP desktop, I can't do anything special since I'm in Windows.... But I don't really need to specify anything. My desktop always has two folders on it, no shortcuts. I use a program called Rocket Dock (like the Mac OS X dock) where I chuck all my shortcuts onto. I can set it to auto hide if i want, so it takes up little room on the screen. In fact, in my signature picture, the GIMP face ytou see if the icon I use on my dock for The GIMP :-D (modified a bit however)

[Fraktured]

I use the real thing (Beryl on Kubuntu 7.04 "Feisty") not some crappy imitation

but yeah thanks my friend was looking for something like beryl for his windows machine

:)

[DMXell]

Something like Beryl would be the Stardock suite (adds the cool window movement) and Yod'm 3D for a 3D cube Beryl-like virtual desktop manager.

[Darkburger]

Meh, I've been using it for awhile, besides windows being sh** (am I allowed to say that here?) Sometimes it will lag, but no more then a millisecond for me, barely detectable. I still have alot of apps that wont run on Linux, but I'm hoping with the new PC I am getting (custom built) I'm gonna put down Ubuntu 7.04 and Windows (ARGH!). I hate windows. But it's what 90% of my apps and games run on.....

[DMXell]

I just plan to get a Macbook and use Windows/Linux on it in Bootcamp. Much easier to do and manage. One thing about Windows that sucks, however, is that you have to install it first on normal PCs before installing Linux =/

[Darkburger]

Ha, I would lvoe to get a macbook, there so sexy. Even better, I would love a 19 inch MAC PC, but seeing as there almost 4 grand (#$%@!) I wont be purchasing one anytime soon.

[Afrochicken14]

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Sourceforge is a very respected site. It's a repository where open-source projects can find a home. You will find the GIMP Windows installer on Sourceforge too for example.

OOhh...okay, my bad. I've been suspicious of spyware ever since the first tiem I accidentally got a virus from it.

In any case, what's this do again?

[Darkburger]

It allows you to basically have more then one monitor, for example, you make 2 desktops, one you put your browser one, the other you put Gimp one, press a button, and it instantly switches between "Desktops" Its like having more then one monitor at a time, the program is free, and will make as many desktops as you want.

[^Eragon^]

This sorta stuff comes with most linux window managers... i use XFCE, a very nice window manager that looks like it should be using as much ram as vista, but on Slackware linux 11.0, it only uses 50 mb of ram...

[Shadow Tyrant]

Psh, this kinda thing comes standard with Linux. You can have like 20 different desktops if you want.

[^Eragon^]

Yeah, you can have 20, but i only have 5... and in linux, each individual desktop is actually called a workspace...
EDIT: In XFCE, you can have up to 32 workspaces, but since most people only have something like 512mb of RAM, they couldn't use that much, i have about 512mb of RAM and 512mb of swap space (what linux uses in place of RAM if you use up all your RAM, but it can't run on swap space alone)
I think i'll post a linux/unix guide for people to use...