CodeTek VirtualDesktop Pro 3.2 review

CodeTek VirtualDesktop allows you to run many applications side-by-side, yet keep your workspace organized and your workflow efficient.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 1734K Developer: CodeTek Studios Buy Now Price: $40.00 Updated: 12 Apr 2006

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CodeTek VirtualDesktop allows you to run many applications side-by-side, yet keep your workspace organized and your workflow efficient.

The enhanced pager allows you to view the your applications and instantly switch between desktops as you work on different tasks. You can work with groups of windows, not just single applications.

CodeTek VirtualDesktop is highly customizable in appearance and action; it works the way you want it to work!

CodeTek VirtualDesktop brings full virtual desktop support as available on other operating systems (Mac OS 9, Windows, Unix, Linux) to the Mac OS X platform.

Discover significant workflow improvements as you gain the ability to switch between multiple desktops and applications. Ideal for graphic artists, programmers, power users, or anyone who has more than one application open at a time!

Considered by many users to be the most powerful implementation of virtual desktops on any platform, which is exactly what Mac OS X deserves.

Here are some key features of "CodeTek VirtualDesktop":
Full support for X11
Full support for Expose
Focus Follows Mouse can focus a window without raising the window
Automatic locking of pager to edge of screen
Autohide feature for pager
Remote control of VirtualDesktop through AppleScript and Cocoa
Contextual menus in pager to control windows
Feature to have VirtualDesktop only use the main monitor. All windows on other monitors are "sticky"
New HotKey that displays window list at mouse pointer location
The ability to turn off individual HotKeys
Tooltips display information in pager
Configure type of tooltip information displayed
Configure font of tooltips
Feature to automatically launch VirtualDesktop at login


Limitations:
15-day demo.

What's New:
Bug Fixes:
Crash using sub rosa cipherdisk.
Crash with prefs on tiger.
Not working with firefox/thunderbird.
Switch to desktop of foremost window doesn't work. Inversely, switching desktop doesn't switch to the app with the foremost window on that desktop.
Pager staying on top.