This Geoshell Plugin allows you to have multiple virtual desktops. This means that once you filled up your screen with windows, you can choose another one to work with. Of-course you can always go back to any desktop.
Installation
GeoVWM is included in the [Geoshell] installer and can be added to a GeoBar by using the plugin install dialog.
NOTE: it doesn't seem to be in the current installer (4.11.10 Release Canidate) and was never in the download section, so I'm not sure where you should look to find this one... it is a shame because I (jhonen jones) always liked GeoVWM over GeoXWM...
Usage
In the GeoBar that has the plugin installed there are four icons that look like different colored monitors. Each icon represents a desktop and clicking on them will move you to select the chosen desktop.
Configuring Registry Options
| Key |
Values |
Default |
Function |
| FocusCenter |
0,1 |
0 |
If set, the window in the middle of the screen is given focus when switching desktops. |
| HotKeys |
Text |
ctrl+alt |
The hotkey combination used to switch desktops (hotkeys + 0, 1, 2, etc) and activate the gather function (hotkeys + G). |
| ScreensX |
Numeric |
2 |
Number of virtual screens horizontally. |
| ScreensY |
Numeric |
2 |
Number of virtual screens vertically. |
| Wallpaper0 |
Text |
|
Full Path - the location of the wallpaper image to use for this desktop |
| Wallpaper1 |
Text |
|
Full Path - the location of the wallpaper image to use for this desktop |
| Wallpaper2 |
Text |
|
Full Path - the location of the wallpaper image to use for this desktop |
| Wallpaper3 |
Text |
|
Full Path - the location of the wallpaper image to use for this desktop |
The ScreensX and ScreensY config items allow you to set up a virtual desktop area with both horizontal and vertical dimensions. Each desktop will have an icon on the geOBar, with the first row appearing on the left followed by subsequent rows in turn.
 | Not in table!
I was unable to make sense out of this part of the old wiki enough to add it to the table of settings and was unable to locate a copy of this plugin in the current installer to verify what this stuff is talking about exactly.. I'll try to remember to come back to this issue later..
ToolTips Position, Contents, None None Controls what is displayed in the ToolTips. Position displays the x,y co-ordinates of the desktop. Contents displays a list of the windows in the desktop (works best in W2K), None displays nothing. Stickyn Text Not present Where n numbers from 1. Each entry is the Class Name or Title Bar text of a window which you want to remain visible on all desktops |
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The plugin can be obtained by downoading a previous release (i.e. 4.11_full) and simply
copying the dll out of the install zip file.