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Topic: «
Actual Window Manager 5.2 beta 1 is available!
, New multi-monitor features » on forum:
Beta Testing
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Alexey Fadeyev
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Posted:
07/16/2008 06:47:42
Actual Tools has released
the 1st beta version
of
Actual Window Manager 5.2
.
This beta is targeted mostly on the
users of multi-monitor systems
. Here is the list of the most noticeable updates (the full list of changes is available
here
):
[*]
Multi-monitor Taskbar
This eagerly awaited extension of the
Actual Window Manager
functionality provides the ability
to display a taskbar on each connected display in the multi-monitor environment
. Such extension allows more convenient window management when you have several displays: you can easily switch between tasks running on a certain display without the need to drag your mouse back to the primary display to access the primary Taskbar.
You should consider the following remarks when using the multi-monitor taskbar:
- the secondary taskbars can work either independently or consistently with the primary Taskbar: in former case each secondary taskbar displays only the buttons of windows that reside on the same monitor; in latter case all secondary taskbars display the contents of the primary Taskbar (the mirror mode)
- you can change the order of buttons on secondary taskbars dragging the desired button by the mouse with the
Code
<Shift>
key pressed
- there is a limited compatibility with some certain applications (such as
Microsoft Excel, Acrobat Reader
)
- the minimizing/maximizing animation, if enabled, is played always regarding to the primary Taskbar despite which display the minimized/maximized window resides on
You can enable/disable the Multi-monitor taskbar in the Options dialog, on the Multiple Monitors property sheet.
[*]
Multi-monitor Task Switcher
The Task Switcher is the special system window which is displayed when you press
Code
<Alt+Tab>
. By default, in multi-monitor environments it is displayed on the primary display only. Enabling the Multi-monitor Task Switcher feature, you can see the Task Switcher window on secondary displays as well.
You can enable/disable the Multi-monitor Task Switcher in the Options dialog, on the Multiple Monitors property sheet.
Note
As usual, I would like to remind that due to our beta-testing policy our
beta versions have an expiration date
after which they can't be used. Also, due to their nature,
beta versions can't be registered
, even with a valid registration data: they are not final products but betas! So when the beta version expires you should either roll back to the last stable release, update your beta to a new one (if available), or upgrade to a new stable release (if available).
The beta 1 of Actual Window Manager 5.2 will expire on
October 1, 2008
.
You can
download it here
.
I strongly recommend to install this beta into a separate folder (for example,
"C:\Program Files\Actual Window Manager 5.2 beta 1"
) so you could easily roll back to any previous version.
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