Exposè
Sunday, January 18, 2004 by mrupallnite | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Is there one of those effects avail here where when you have multiple windows open and you hit f10 (i think) it will split all the windows up so you can see everything that is open in a smaller size then you click on one window and it maximizes? Macs have this functionality on the OS X version. Now, please don't flame me and say, "if that's what you want, buy a mac"....I have seen different features here that invoves the tornado effect when a window minimizes...yet another panther effect.
I promise, I'm not being rude about the flaming comment. I have seen some nasty comments in the past b/c people like mac features and this is a "Windows" customizing place. Please be nice to me. I'm fragile
I promise, I'm not being rude about the flaming comment. I have seen some nasty comments in the past b/c people like mac features and this is a "Windows" customizing place. Please be nice to me. I'm fragile
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Kfan
Reply #22 Monday, January 19, 2004 12:03 AM
Reply #22 Monday, January 19, 2004 12:03 AM
There's another alternative which works pretty well (for me, at least);
Only $10
www.winexpose.com
Only $10
www.winexpose.com
Chris TH
Reply #23 Monday, January 19, 2004 12:04 AM
That immediately marks you as a "Windows Zealot" in most people's eyes...
Besides that it strikes me as immature for something so trivial to 'annoy you'.
It's only software - get over it.
Reply #23 Monday, January 19, 2004 12:04 AM
| The use of the word "windoze" instead of "Windows" annoys me especially when used by Mac-lovers and Linux zealots. |
That immediately marks you as a "Windows Zealot" in most people's eyes...
Besides that it strikes me as immature for something so trivial to 'annoy you'.
It's only software - get over it.
HG_Eliminator
Reply #24 Monday, January 19, 2004 12:45 AM
Reply #24 Monday, January 19, 2004 12:45 AM
true, 1 childish act shouldnt invoke another ....
PixelPirate
Reply #25 Monday, January 19, 2004 10:52 AM
Reply #25 Monday, January 19, 2004 10:52 AM
I tried WinExpose too from http://www.winexpose.com it doesn't run smoothly on my 3 GHz P4 and 1.5 GB ram. And it doesn't exactly do what Expose on mac do. It takes screenshots and scales them in different corners, where you can pick the one you're looking for. IMO it's not that good, but hey it's only 10 bucks. I believe to have read that an Expose-like feature is something Microsoft have been messing with for several years, but not implemented in Windows. Sort of like virtual desktops you can pick from in a 3D environment like pictures hanging on a wall, in this case screenshots of various apps.
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DesignCaddy
Reply #26 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:51 AM
Reply #26 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:51 AM
the difference in functionality is based on the code. apple is macros.. with macros you can take a bunch of existing objects and toy with the appearance and location (in Expose's case, the size and tiling).. when you do this in windows, its going through a different transformation.. i think a loss in smoothness is going to happen regardless. but i don't see it taking an enourmous amount of resources, either. i'm going to try some of these out, i think expose is a great feature especially when you are switching between many windows constantly, and are use to using quick keys.
DesignCaddy
Reply #27 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:53 AM
Reply #27 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:53 AM
eer a point i forgot to ad in all that now useless information- object desktop seems to give windows the same functionality as apple's macro based world. i was curious to see if anyone had developed an expose plug in desktopx style. ?
JeffBDVS
Reply #28 Monday, January 19, 2004 12:57 PM
Reply #28 Monday, January 19, 2004 12:57 PM
Chris,
Surely you have been annoyed at something in the past that others might consider "trivial". Does that make you immature? I don't think so. The dictionary defines "annoy", at least in part, as a "slight disturbance". Questioning somebody's ability to handle life issues based on their mild reaction to a situation is a bit over the top. And as for your "it's just software" comment, I'll bet I can find at least 3 issues in _your_ life that are, by my standards, trivial enough to warrant a "get over it" response.
I happen to agree with Tech Cat; the overuse of "windoze" is annoying. Nothing more, nothing less. Annoying.
Jeff
| That immediately marks you as a "Windows Zealot" in most people's eyes... Besides that it strikes me as immature for something so trivial to 'annoy you'.It's only software - get over it |
Surely you have been annoyed at something in the past that others might consider "trivial". Does that make you immature? I don't think so. The dictionary defines "annoy", at least in part, as a "slight disturbance". Questioning somebody's ability to handle life issues based on their mild reaction to a situation is a bit over the top. And as for your "it's just software" comment, I'll bet I can find at least 3 issues in _your_ life that are, by my standards, trivial enough to warrant a "get over it" response.
I happen to agree with Tech Cat; the overuse of "windoze" is annoying. Nothing more, nothing less. Annoying.
Jeff
kongit
Reply #29 Monday, January 19, 2004 1:04 PM
Reply #29 Monday, January 19, 2004 1:04 PM
at aquasoft there is a guy named siwu who has made an expose clone that works better then winexpose and uses less memory. I have a p4 2.4 ghz with 512 megs ram and it runs perfectly on it.
Chris TH
Reply #30 Monday, January 19, 2004 10:56 PM
Only my kids behaviour sometimes but then that's not trivial to me... 
I think I'm over all of them, but feel free to try me...
Sorry, but I wouldn't call someone saying 'Windoze' a life issue... would you?
I thought it quite funny when I first saw it - nothing more, nothing less
. FWIW I use nothing but Windows at home & at work.
Reply #30 Monday, January 19, 2004 10:56 PM
| Surely you have been annoyed at something in the past that others might consider "trivial". Does that make you immature? I don't think so. |
Only my kids behaviour sometimes
but then that's not trivial to me... 
| And as for your "it's just software" comment, I'll bet I can find at least 3 issues in _your_ life that are, by my standards, trivial enough to warrant a "get over it" response. |
I think I'm over all of them, but feel free to try me...
| Questioning somebody's ability to handle life issues based on their mild reaction to a situation is a bit over the top |
Sorry, but I wouldn't call someone saying 'Windoze' a life issue... would you?
| I happen to agree with Tech Cat; the overuse of "windoze" is annoying. Nothing more, nothing less. Annoying. |
I thought it quite funny when I first saw it - nothing more, nothing less
. FWIW I use nothing but Windows at home & at work.
paxx
Reply #31 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:04 PM
Reply #31 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:04 PM
Th reason that the current versions of Windows will never make those smooth windows effects as nice is that the Mac OS X is vertor based, while Windows is still raster (bitmaps). I heared that Longhorn will be vector as well, so only then will these neat effects be as nice and as smooth.
paxx
Reply #32 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:05 PM
Reply #32 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:05 PM
BTW: I find the Alt-Tab alternative that comes with Wndows XP Power Toys to be IMO just as good an alternative than exposé. Maybe not as cool, but just as usefull.
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Reply #21 Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:16 PM
Doesn't bother me personally although it doesn't seem smart to use that word when discussing the disadvantages of Linux. I don't use words like "linsucks" and "Linucks" because I want my point of view taken seriously. BTW, I am no longer into Linux anymore. I don't even have it on my hard drive anymore. You can read about why I changed my mind about Linux at my blog site: http://tech-cat.joeuser.com/
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