VirtuaPlus 1.2
New version of VirtuaPlus – a module to VirtuaWin – is available. It adds some GUI enhancements as Startup items Run Mode option and fixes Background image changes (hopefully). Feel free to download it right now.
Categories: Free tools
Zdravko, This update did indeed fix the issue with the wallpapers not showing up. I just installed it and the previous settings became effective, I didn’t have to reset them. Thanks a lot!
Since you’re in a charitable mood, I notice that the Appearance -> Custom Background selection dialog does not have controls for stretch/tile/center, but seems to select stretch functionality all the time. Would it be possible to add these functions? The stock 120×120, 160×160, and 256×256 BMPs look crappy stretched out like that. I would have mentioned this earlier, if I had seen the desktop…. Thank you for your timely response.
Hello,this is a good work.I use virtuawin as a portable soft but i find in virtuaPlus config file i can’t use system environment variable.can’t you supply this function in next version.thank you.
Dexpot was getting on my nerves so I switched to VirtuaWin and VirtuaPlus. I noticed that VirtuaPlus also offers a feature to run applications, however it’s global. In Dexpot you can configure for each desktop what applications to run. Any chance you could implement something like that?
It indeed supports applications per desktop. You have to reopen configuration dialog once new desktop is activated in order to see its settings.
Sweet! Thanks, zdravko! Seems like I can ditch Dexpot for good now.
I just have to praise this module !!!
I discovered it when I updated Virtuawin some days ago. Virtuawin – I first downloaded it almost two years ago – has become essential for me. The startup feature in your module was the only thing I missed.
So, thank you very much.
Nice added feature to Virtuawin.
But is there a possibility to combine it with a tool that automatically swaps pictures on the virtual desktop which is currently in view?
Is the source code available for VirutaPlus? If so, where?
I appreciate your contribution.
Hello I tryed out this Product and the EXE is not working on my Labtop
I tred ever possible out come to get it to work so searched this place up to find out if thier is anything I can do if so please IM me at angelxdomain@yahoo.com.
@Angelxdomain
What model/brand is your Laptop, and what OS is it running? What’s the error message you got?
@JFL
Source code is available here:
http://www.5group.com/websvn/
@Nemelis
What you mean? Which tool swaps pictures?
@SwitchALot, @Bruno:
Thanks! (:
I’d like to suggest the feature to add commandline parameters to the
ShellExecute function, so one could start
explorer.exe d:\temp on desktop 1 and
explorer.exe c:\win on desktop 2 …
A second suggestion is to add a toggle to start a program at the first
switch to the desktop (as seems to be now) vs. starting a program in
the background from the beginning.
So at the start of VirtuaWin the email program could be loaded in desktop 1,
while the browser already loads on desktop 2 etc… no need to wait until
the actual switch.
Thanks for a great module !
Done; program params are implemented!
Check out version 1.3 (:
Don’t know how to run programs to different desktop, so second suggestion is not implemented.
Hi. Thanks for your app, it’s a very helpful tool. However, since switching to Windows 7, the startup items no longer open at startup. Any idea why this may be? It’s a fresh install on a Lenovo ThinkPad with no additional software that might interfere.
Hi. I’ve just started using VirtuaWin and downloaded VirtuaPlus but misunderstood the program opening function.
I work concurrently with a lot of different programs and open them in specific desktops as and when I need them. I often end up with icons in the systray that I use to get to a program quickly when I am working in another desktop.
For example, Outlook is open on Desktop 1. I am working in Desktop 3. I check my emails by clicking on the mail icon and Outlook reopens in Desktop 3. What I need is for the desktop to change to Desktop 1 when I click on the icon.
Is this even possible? Great feature (for me).