Dan Oross Consulting: Tri-Desk-A-Top

Current Version

Version 2.1.0 Now Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Compatible!

Overview

Tri-Desk-A-Top is a FREE virtual desktop manager developed with Microsoft C#.NET. Tri-Desk-A-Top provides three virtual desktops that can be activated via system tray icons or pre-defined hot keys.

The Tri-Desk-A-Top installation program will inform you if the required Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, or later, is not present on your computer. If not installed, a browser will open to the Microsoft Web site to allow the free download and installation of the .NET Framework.

Instructions

When started, Tri-Desk-A-Top will display three small numbered icons ( 1 thru 3 ) in the system tray of your Window's task bar. The blue numbered icon indicates the active desktop, while the gray icons indicate the inactive desktops. When a new desktop is activated, all windows on the current desktop become hidden, but remain open and unchanged. Any new window opened will be associated with the currently active desktop.

To activate a new desktop, click one of the numbered icons in the system tray. You can cycle through the desktops by pressing the CONTROL (Ctrl) and WINDOWS (next to Ctrl) keys simultaneously, while pressing the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) key on the Number Pad. The PLUS (+) key will cycle forward one desktop, while the MINUS (-) key will cycle backward one desktop.

To move an existing window from one desktop to another, right-click on the desktop icon (the numbered icon in the system tray) in which the window resides. A context menu containing all of the active windows on the desktop will be displayed. Rolling over a window title will display a tooltip containing additional data to identify the window. For example, if multiple Windows Explorer windows are currently open, rolling over Windows Explorer will display the current path of the directory for that window. Once you select a window, you will be provided multiple options including moving the window to another desktop.

When selecting a window on the currently active desktop, additional options including, "Minimize", "Maximize", "Restore", "Bring To Front", "Close", and "Kill" will be availble.

To move a window to another desktop via Hot Keys, simply activate the desired window by clicking on it or bringing it to the foreground. While holding the CONTROL (Ctrl) and WINDOWS (next to Ctrl) keys down, press the ONE (1), TWO (2), or THREE (3) key down on the Number Pad. The window will be moved to the desktop matching the numbered key that was pressed.

Requirements

• Windows operating system with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, or later, installed.

License Agreement

TRI-DESK-A-TOP END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

Please read this agreement carefully before using Tri-Desk-A-Top. By installing and using our software, you acknowledge that you have read this agreement, understand it and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions.

This Tri-Desk-A-Top End-User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity known as "Customer") and Dan Oross Consulting, Inc., which owns proprietary computer software (collectively known as "Tri-Desk-A-Top" or "Software". By installing, copying, or otherwise using the Software or any Software Updates, Customer agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If Customer does not agree to the terms of this Agreement, do not install, copy, or use the Software, including all Software Updates that Customer received as part of the Software (each, an "Update").

By installing, copying, or otherwise using an Update, Customer agrees to be bound by the additional license terms that accompany such Update. If Customer does not agree to the terms of the additional license terms that accompany the Update, disregard the Update and the additional license terms that accompany the Update. In this event, Customer's rights to use the Software shall continue to be governed by the then- existing Agreement.

1. Copyright

All title and copyrights in and to the Software (including but not limited to any software components, product documentation and associated media, sample files, extension files, tools and utilities, miscellaneous technical information, collectively referred to herein as the "Software"), and any copies of the Software, are owned by Dan Oross Consulting, Inc. The Software is protected by US copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat the Software like any other copyrighted material, except that Customer may either (i) make one copy of the Software solely for backup or archival purposes, provided Customer reproduces and includes Dan Oross Consulting, Inc.'s copyright and trademark notices contained on the original disk labels on such backup copy, or (ii) transfer the Software to a hard disk, provided Customer keeps the original solely for backup and archival purposes. The Software is licensed, not sold.

2. Grant of License

a. Dan Oross Consulting, Inc. grants Customer an unlimited license to use of the Software. The Software can be freely redistributed and used both in commercial and non-commercial purpose.

3. Other Restrictions

a. The Software is the sole and exclusive property of Dan Oross Consulting, Inc., including all applicable rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets and is provided for Customer's exclusive use for the purposes of this Agreement and will be held in confidence.

b. Customer will not remove any designation mark from any supplied material that identifies such material as belonging to or developed by Dan Oross Consulting, Inc.. Customer agrees not to disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise reduce the Software to perceptible form.

c. Customer may not rent, lease, or sub license the Software.

d. We cannot guarantee that the Software will work for all times. If you change your operating system, the software may not work anymore.

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Without prejudice to any other rights, Dan Oross Consulting, Inc. may terminate this Agreement if Customer fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In such event, Customer must destroy all copies of the Software in any form and all of its component parts.

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6. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be construed and the legal relation between the parties determined in accordance with US law.

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