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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.

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  1. Codex24
    January 22nd, 2009 at 08:40 | #1

    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.

  2. moneylcj
    February 3rd, 2009 at 15:42 | #2

    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.

  3. SwitchALot
    February 6th, 2009 at 14:01 | #3

    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?

  4. February 6th, 2009 at 14:56 | #4

    It indeed supports applications per desktop. You have to reopen configuration dialog once new desktop is activated in order to see its settings.

  5. SwitchALot
    February 8th, 2009 at 16:54 | #5

    Sweet! Thanks, zdravko! Seems like I can ditch Dexpot for good now.

  6. Bruno
    March 25th, 2009 at 11:51 | #6

    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.

  7. Nemelis
    April 15th, 2009 at 01:00 | #7

    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?

  8. JFL
    April 22nd, 2009 at 21:24 | #8

    Is the source code available for VirutaPlus? If so, where?
    I appreciate your contribution.

  9. Angelxdomain
    August 6th, 2009 at 14:38 | #9

    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.

  10. August 31st, 2009 at 10:04 | #10

    @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! (:

  11. Oberon
    January 13th, 2010 at 18:20 | #11

    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 !

  12. Zdravko
    January 13th, 2010 at 23:36 | #12

    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.

  13. Denker
    June 15th, 2010 at 09:56 | #13

    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.

  14. July 10th, 2010 at 13:43 | #14

    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).

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