Re: It's apparently closer than I thought . . .

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Jordan,


Thanks. It's an interesting idea. But three monitors seems
better.


Harry,


I could always be wrong about this, but per my (limited) understanding
this referred to alternate desktops . . . which could have totally
different stuff on it . . . with the ability to rapidly switch between
them.  You might think of this as a partial, pseudo replacement for
having two or three monitors, allowing you to have panoramic displays
&/or lots more open app.s, each at a decent size.  The products
from a company called Stardock -- Object Desktop and Windowblinds -- may
have provided this functionality to earlier versions of Win as
add-ons. 


In eCS, there is a grid at the lower left of the screen, for navigating
between these desktops, and indicating which one you were currently
in.  I found it all rather confusing, and so abstained from using
this.  In either OS, I get by with a single desktop.




   Jordan









From: Harry Binswanger



To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx


Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 1:07 PM


Subject: Re: It's apparently closer than I thought . . .




Jordan,



What is a virtual desktop anyway? (And does this mean that what we
see on the screen with current Windows and Mac is a *real* desktop, not a
representation of one? :)   )




https://www.yahoo.com/tech/windows-9-set-to-launch-on-september-30-95384657789.html
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/windows-9-set-to-launch-on-september-30-95384657789.html






But there are still a number of other things they should
fix.



(eCS had a virtual desktops feature *ages ago*, though I never really
got the hang of using it.)





   Jordan


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