https://sourceforge.net/projects/pnotes/ application sticky notes does not work right on mDesktop.exe

I do not know which one is the problem, but when I create a new sticky note (window) it does not stay on that desktop where I created it. For some reason it is occasionally copied to some other desktops too. This is continuous habit.

How about the ability to have little boxes representing the number of desktops on the taskbar to be able to quickly select the desktop with your mouse. This is a very nice feature on my linux box. Thanks.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Install the TippingPoint Security Management System application.
2. Launch. This can be reproduced @ the login screen, which is all you will be able to do with out the associated hardware with which to connect.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Application remains on all desktops. If launched on DT1, when switching to DT2, application remains.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
1.5, Windows 7

Source: https://code.google.com/p/mdesktop/issues/detail?id=27

Everytime I start my computer mDesktop gives me an alert: "Tha last mDesktop session was crashed. Do you want restore the windows" ...or something like that.
All settings are back to it's default.

It would be nice to have a SendActiveToNextDesktop feature that would perform a similar function to SwitchToNextDesktop, only it would carry the active window with it. I use this a lot in Ubuntu when a new window opens up, and I feel like it needs a new desktop. I prefer Ctrl+Alt+ to the Alt+ for switching desktops, and it would be nice to have an equivalent "Send" function using the arrows (something like Ctrl+Alt+Shift+)

It might look something like this:

SendActiveToNextDesktop()
{
    global

    if (curDesktop < numDesktops)
    {
        SendActiveToDesktop(curDesktop + 1)
        SwitchToDesktop(curDesktop + 1)
    }
    else
    {
        SendActiveToDesktop(1)
        SwitchToDesktop(1)
    }
    return
}

I tested it out, and it doesn't seem to break any of the existing features. Something to consider for the next rev. I understand that this would incur some more menu overhead if you want it to be customizable.

Source: https://code.google.com/p/mdesktop/issues/detail?id=23

Sometimes, windows get lost when switching between desktops. It only happens now and then so it is hard to reproduce. From what I have seen though, it happens more often if:

• You switch with a keyboard shortcut instead of using the right-click option
• You switch quickly between windows
• Your RAM usage is high
• More likely in some applications
  -- Installation wizards (SQL Server installation windows got lost consistently)
  -- Whenever Visual Studio is doing something CPU-intensive

I'll add more information to this whenever it happens now that we have the code to make some calls.

Workaround: Use process hacker to retrieve the window. Sometimes starting a log-off will get the window back when something is not saved (like Word) prompting you to save the work. You can cancel the log-off at that point and get the window back.

Issue on Google code: https://code.google.com/p/mdesktop/issues/detail?id=66

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https://github.com/mzomparelli/zVirtualDesktop

This uses the default Windows 10 Virtual Desktops. No need to reinvent the wheel. It's packed with features like different wallpaper on each desktop, hotkeys to navigate, move, and move & follow, and over 10 different icon sets to choose from. Another great feature is the ability to move all windows to a specific desktop. Also, why use AutoHotkey for this? That's not user-friendly. AHK is for more advanced users.

AltGr+2 (@) not work when mDesktop is runnnig

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For mDesktop V 1.6 beta 2, it is only possible to select hotkeys combos from a list. The problem come from the switch desktop hotkeys, bonded to either ctrl, shift or alt and the arrows. Those combos are already used in different programs and interer with mDesktop (or vice versa).

I suggest the possibility to add more modifiers and the possibility to choose which key will activate the function.

Source: https://code.google.com/p/mdesktop/issues/detail?id=114

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Recently installed, Version: 1.7.2
Icons missing on desktops, sporadic.

It appears to happen if you use shortcut "to send an active window to a desktop" but have the desktop selected as your active window. After doing this, you can not select the desktop or create new icons. This only effect which ever desktop you process the "to send an active window to a desktop".
Pressing (win)+D brings all the icons and functionality back.

I had some stuff in 4 different windows.

mDesktop crashed.

I restart mDesktop.

Everything that is not in window 1 is completely inaccessible.

The process is running. But the window? Gone, gone, gone.

Visual Studio 2013 window (a single instance on the system) gets shown across all desktops.

I love the functionality (Alt + Desktop Number). Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work with the digits on the numerical keypad. Would be great if that was possible.

In mDesktop 65dcf7c the windows on all desktops feature is not working.

Replication steps:

1. Add a window using the windows tab in the settings.
2. Switch desktops.
3. The selected window is hidden.

Using HTML would allow us to create a beautiful intuitive UI and easily extend it. Will use the COM functions to embed the web browser control and intercept events with the before navigate events.

Checked to ensure that is not down just for me.

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/getmdesktop.com

As discussed in #8 there needs to be a better way to restore missing windows.

Currently mDesktop stores a list of windows when mDesktop opens, but this doesn't work especially when mDesktop is ran at startup.

Instead of using a file, we should have an array of every window mDesktop has touched. Then we can add a restore option that goes through that array and uses WinShow on them.

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What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Observe window A on top of window B
2. Switch to another desktop and switch back
3. Observe window B on top of window A

I expect to see the same window that was on top be on top. Instead what I see is as if I did an Alt+Tab to switch between the top two windows in the Z-Order

Source: https://code.google.com/p/mdesktop/issues/detail?id=11

Hello,

I use a laptop + Vista + French keyboard layout and the Alt+Desktop number shortcuts don't work here. I have to click Alt+Shift+Desktop number in order to make it work, even if capslock is engaged. I would expect the desktop to switch without having to press "shift". Can that be solved? Seems not configurable in the .ini file.

Other than that, nice little piece of software!

Thanks,
Sylvain

the software crashed multiple times. could not use it

Hey there

After starting the program AltGr (Right alt) doesnt work any longer.

Hi,

I just came across this repo and I think it is great that we'll now be able to contribute to this project.

I purchased mDesktop a while ago and I derive a lot of value from it. The one issue that keeps popping up for me now and then is the issue of lost windows that cannot be recovered. I would like to debug through it or at least find a way to do an API call to bring the window back manually.

I would like to work on an C# API call that will bring the windows back whenever that happens. Perhaps I can make it into a console or windows app that I can make available here.

I get stuck trying to get the IPC_Test project to work though. I was able to build it using Visual Studio 2012 after it migrated the project but I get a message that says "Csharp.ahk doesn't exist" when trying to run it. I also get errors when running the apiTest.exe file (just says Sending failed).

I'm thinking that there might be something I am missing for the setup so a short doc on how to get the solution running would be useful so that we can setup the APIs and start interacting with the code.

Thanks for your work on this app. It has been a favorite for me for years now and I recommend it to whoever asks about it.

-LP

Introduction

Currently there is a very basic API implemented using WM_COPYDATA. Extend this to support registering plugins and bidirectional data.

Tasks

• Add support for installing plugins.
  • Plugins will be installed in the plugins subdirectory.
  • The plugin package will either include an .ini file with details about the API window, or we will assume it's the same as the .exe filename.
  • Either allow the plugin to subscribe to messages using the .ini, or send all messages to each plugin. Currently I'm leaning towards sending all messages.
• Send each plugin their subscribed messages.
  • Desktop changed.
• Implement additional methods.
  • Send window to desktop.
  • Get list of windows on desktop.

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mDesktop will not open and is not even on my computer though I made a small donation. Small because I don't know you and I have a feeling I don't want to. I will ask PayPal to get the money back.

After hibernate/suspend/switchUser on the local primary machine, an active session from Windows Remote Desktop (on Desktop 2 Fullscreen mode; no mDesktop installed remotely) also gets booted to the login screen of the remote computer, which displays full screen on Desktop 1 of the local machine (regardless of which desktop I was on when I did Switch User).

This window is also present on Desktop 2 (but not 3 or 4), so basically just clones itself into the stack of Desktop 1.

I am running as a non-admin user (with elevated rights available under another user name) on Windows 8.1x64 Intel with mostly a windows classic style display. Maybe it's just that Windows Remote Desktop (also run as a non-elevated user) gets "unhibernated" before mDesktop?

Version of mDesktop: exe built on local machine from ahk, designed for fixing bug #14

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Not even freetards deserve to have malware on their computers, makes life harder for everyone.

Better to have a minimum payment level...

I wanted a program to manage different office with effect "slide" but your program does not include this. If I refer to your demo on your website: http://getmdesktop.com/

I can therefore be considered that you are doing false advertising.

Fortunately I have not paid more than euro

It would be interesting having the possibility to define kind of Program Rules, being able to assign a certain application, every time is launched, to a specific desktop.
I think this request is a kind of "migration" of issue 72 from the old Google Code Repo.

Thanks a lot for your great application!

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Hello there

I found a really small "bug":
If you're on Desktop 1 and press Alt + 2 you switch but if you release only the 2 and press the 1 again it won't switch. It doesn't really interfere the work but I thought I say what I regognized.

And thanks guys!! You've done greate work!

Regards
Damon

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What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Install on Windows 8.1
2. Change number of desktops to 6
3. Give each desktop a name and set to start on boot
4. Application runs with no issues all day
5. Shut down computer
6. start computer and when it tries to start an error is thrown "mDesktop has crashed, do you want to restore the last desktop".
7. Answering yes or no makes no difference, mDesktop starts but with all previously changed settings back to default.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected it to launch with my previously saved settings

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Latest version (1.6 I think), Windows 8.1

Each restart I have to right click on the tray icon, open, and "save settings" before the application will start working again. It works flawlessly after that.

Is it possible to stick virtualdesktop to certain monitor and make it always visible?

It could be a killer feature when using double monitor station, because standard extended desktop scenario is very inconvenient as you need to scroll mouse extensively and the taskbar doesn't contain the windows that are present on this desktop.

This will also help this scenario - https://superuser.com/questions/234243/how-to-map-a-virtual-desktop-to-a-monitor-in-a-multiple-monitor-setup

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in some games we use shortcuts such alt + number, so there are conflicts... we cant even turn off those hardcoded keybindings in mDesktop settings

custom keybindings much needed

I am using ctrl + alt + arrow keys in linux to navigate right, down, left, up desktops, i would be very happy to do so in windows too