Stardock Virtual Desktops 2

FINALLY!

Thursday, February 10, 2005 by Stardock Central | Discussion: WinCustomize News

At long last the "BandVWM" has gotten its much needed, long overdue overhaul.  For something like 50 years (something like that) we've been telling people that a version 2 is "in the works".  Well, now you will be able to see what we've been working on. This is a complete, 100% rewrite.

Stardock Virtual Desktops enable people to split their single monitor into having  multiple "virtual" desktops.  What's new in version 2 over previous incarnations would be:

  • Each desktop can have its own wallpaper (and it doesn't slow down switching at all - no other program that we know of has managed to be able to have per desktop wallpapers and not slow down the changing, we figured out a way).
  • Per desktop hot key switching.
  • A hot key for toggling through the various virtual desktops
  • It's even faster than the original BandVWM.
  • Can have each desktop only have the tasks that are in that desktop show up on the Start bar.
  • Lots of other little nice tweaks and touches that make it highly useable.

It's only available on Object Desktop. If you already have it, it's a 1.9x beta called BandVWM. Just download it and you can currently use it in your Windows Start bar.  Support for DesktopX, ObjectBar, RightClick, and ControlCenter 2 is forthcoming.

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jelvis
Reply #21 Friday, February 11, 2005 3:27 PM
Ah, just what I want I don't really need the entire OD suite. Been a subscriber before (and even had the OS/2 version) but I'm not that interested in the other components. Would really like the option to buy this separately. Please?

Rednose
Reply #22 Friday, February 11, 2005 4:37 PM
Works good, and looking forward to any improvements. Like the hot key options. Glad I have the OD suite, because of all the changes in the applications during the subscription period.

DesignCaddy
Reply #23 Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:24 PM
does this work out when not using a start menu or task bar? for example, using object dock.. could object dock appear on each desktop with its individual tasks?

ethsza
Reply #24 Monday, February 14, 2005 6:31 AM
I need some help, as I can't connect to newsgroups on the corporate network.
Could someone post to the relevant newsgroup the following error on a win2k machine with local admin rights:
-It won't show up as a new selectable toolbar
-regsvr32 "c:\program files\stardock\object desktop\bandvwm\sdvdesktops.dll" results in
Load Library ("c:\program files\stardock\object desktop\bandvwm\sdvdesktops.dll") failed - The specific module could not be found.

thanx
Andras

P.S.: This is just terrific on my home XP, changes desktops in basically no time.

TexasAggie97
Reply #25 Monday, February 14, 2005 5:31 PM
I'm also seeing it take several seconds to change screens. I have a 3.2GHz P4 with HT and 1Gig of memory, with a nVidia 5200 with 128MB on two monitors.

Speaking of two monitors, the second one doesn't show on the virtual desktops.

I've tried both mode 1 and mode 2.

Thanks,
Mark

rkadowns
Reply #26 Monday, February 14, 2005 6:10 PM
Once again, another ObjectDesktop item that doesn't know about muli-monitor setups.

It's very nice, and I might give up Altdesk for this however before I do stickiness needs to be added. I like my iTunes, the real iTunes, on every desktop I visit.

Don't get me wrong, I really like the update. It's very usable now. I just complain a lot.

Thanks for the update!

DigitalCHET
Reply #27 Monday, February 14, 2005 7:57 PM
The one thing I noticed is that the cutsom desktop wallpapers only work when your icons are showing on the desktop. If you hide them you only get to see the main wallpaper.
But overall it's a great little app!

SS GOKU
Reply #28 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:59 AM
Works pretty good here and very fast also.

Jack Audioman1
Reply #29 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:42 PM
I can't even figure out where it is or how to use it. Don't know why I payed for all this stuff. Any cool desktop comes out you have to pay for it anyway.


Koasati
Reply #30 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:58 PM
Jack.... right click the taskbar > Toolbars > Stardock Virtual Desktops...... it will now be available in the taskbar. If you're like me, and don't use the Windows taskbar, you're out of luck for now.

Dangerousdaze
Reply #31 Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:13 AM
Please make an ObjectDock docklet version so I can get rid of my task manager!

Ronan H
Reply #32 Friday, November 4, 2005 1:30 PM
Any ability to integrate into RightClick yet? Id love to NOT have to make my Windows Taskbar visible to use SVD...

Ronan H

Lantec
Reply #33 Friday, November 4, 2005 7:40 PM
If they could produce a widget with it there's a new version of Systats that allows you to put widgets on Object Dock and Right-Click already accepts widgets. Kill two birds with one stone.

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