found a nice "toy" for vista - switcher

http://on10.net/Blogs/sarahintampa/switcher-20-beta/

Switcher is free utility for Windows Vista (running Aero) that lets you
arrange the windows on your screen in different ways. The default view is
the "tile view," which arranges the windows so that you can see all of them,
even across multiple monitors. Another view, called the "dock view"
magnifies one window and arranges the rest along the side. There is also a
grid view, which is a good one to use if you are also going to use the
number shortcuts for the windows (the first 9 windows can be activated by
pressing the respective number on the keyboard).

Your desktop can be treated as a window, too. In this new version of
Switcher, the windows now have a customizable background color, border, and
a label which can display any of the following: the filename of the
application, window icon, the number shortcut, the memory used in megabytes,
the process name and the window title. Other new features include filters to
help you narrow down the windows that appear, the ability to close windows
during a session, smoother animations, and additional keyboard shortcuts. To
learn more about Switcher, check out Bao's Blog. To download the program,
visit the Switcher website here.

"D. Solomon" <D.Solomon(nospam)@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> http://on10.net/Blogs/sarahintampa/switcher-20-beta/
>
> Switcher is free utility for Windows Vista (running Aero) that lets you
> arrange the windows on your screen in different ways. The default view is
> the "tile view," which arranges the windows so that you can see all of
> them, even across multiple monitors. Another view, called the "dock view"
> magnifies one window and arranges the rest along the side. There is also a
> grid view, which is a good one to use if you are also going to use the
> number shortcuts for the windows (the first 9 windows can be activated by
> pressing the respective number on the keyboard).
>
> Your desktop can be treated as a window, too. In this new version of
> Switcher, the windows now have a customizable background color, border,
> and a label which can display any of the following: the filename of the
> application, window icon, the number shortcut, the memory used in
> megabytes, the process name and the window title. Other new features
> include filters to help you narrow down the windows that appear, the
> ability to close windows during a session, smoother animations, and
> additional keyboard shortcuts. To learn more about Switcher, check out
> Bao's Blog. To download the program, visit the Switcher website here.


From the screenshots, it looks a bit like Expose in MacOSX. I have not
found anything as slick as that for Vista, and so much more useful than the
pointless 3D Flip.

ss.

>
> From the screenshots, it looks a bit like Expose in MacOSX. I have not
> found anything as slick as that for Vista, and so much more useful than the
> pointless 3D Flip.
>
> ss.
>
>
>
and here i thought i was the only one underwhelmed by 3D Flip. talk
about a useless "bell and whistle".

David wrote:
>
>>
>> From the screenshots, it looks a bit like Expose in MacOSX. I have
>> not found anything as slick as that for Vista, and so much more useful
>> than the pointless 3D Flip.
>>
>> ss.
>>
>>
>
> and here i thought i was the only one underwhelmed by 3D Flip. talk
> about a useless "bell and whistle".

If you have a MS mouse dl the latest Intellipoint software (v6.1) and
discover one scroll wheel click to to view all windows!
Much better and actually more useful than anything like 3d flip or that
cubie crap in linux.
Frank

the cube in linux changes virtual desktops not windows
its compleatly differnt

But im sure you know that....

"Frank" <> wrote in message
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> David wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> From the screenshots, it looks a bit like Expose in MacOSX. I have not
>>> found anything as slick as that for Vista, and so much more useful than
>>> the pointless 3D Flip.
>>>
>>> ss.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> and here i thought i was the only one underwhelmed by 3D Flip. talk
>> about a useless "bell and whistle".
>
> If you have a MS mouse dl the latest Intellipoint software (v6.1) and
> discover one scroll wheel click to to view all windows!
> Much better and actually more useful than anything like 3d flip or that
> cubie crap in linux.
> Frank

"Frank" <> wrote in message
news:u%230O5Mx%...
>>
>> and here i thought i was the only one underwhelmed by 3D Flip. talk
>> about a useless "bell and whistle".
>
> If you have a MS mouse dl the latest Intellipoint software (v6.1) and
> discover one scroll wheel click to to view all windows!
> Much better and actually more useful than anything like 3d flip or that
> cubie crap in linux.


I turned that off, and back to normal middle wheel behaviour, as it is still
pretty crap, and no way as good as Expose. The middle button is far too
useful these days when using IE tabs to use on that.

ss.

Frank wrote:
> David wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> From the screenshots, it looks a bit like Expose in MacOSX. I have
>>> not found anything as slick as that for Vista, and so much more
>>> useful than the pointless 3D Flip.
>>>
>>> ss.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> and here i thought i was the only one underwhelmed by 3D Flip.
>> talk about a useless "bell and whistle".
>
> If you have a MS mouse dl the latest Intellipoint software (v6.1) and
> discover one scroll wheel click to to view all windows!
> Much better and actually more useful than anything like 3d flip or that
> cubie crap in linux.
> Frank

With Ubuntu, no need to click anything, just move the cursor to the top
right hand side of your monitor and to view all open windows. The cube
is to be able to switch from one desktop to another. If you had really
installed Ubuntu with Beryl, you would know that but being as you are
INCAPABLE of installing Ubuntu, much less Beryl, all you have left, once
again, is lies, insults and bluster.

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"Frank" <> wrote in message
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>
> If you have a MS mouse dl the latest Intellipoint software (v6.1) and
> discover one scroll wheel click to to view all windows!
> Much better and actually more useful than anything like 3d flip or that
> cubie crap in linux.


Oh and Frank, for somebody that works in printing to not know about Macs is
pretty damn weird.

More info on Exposé :

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/expose/

ss.

Synapse Syndrome wrote:
> "Frank" <> wrote in message
> news:u%230O5Mx%...
>
>>If you have a MS mouse dl the latest Intellipoint software (v6.1) and
>>discover one scroll wheel click to to view all windows!
>>Much better and actually more useful than anything like 3d flip or that
>>cubie crap in linux.
>
>
>
> Oh and Frank, for somebody that works in printing to not know about Macs is
> pretty damn weird.
>
> More info on Exposé :
>
> http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/expose/
>
> ss.
>
>
>
For someone who has read my post it's pretty weird not to know that I
don't work in "printing" and don't use Macs (but my brothers does...big
time!)
Frank

Frank wrote:
> Synapse Syndrome wrote:
>> "Frank" <> wrote in message
>> news:u%230O5Mx%...
>>
>>> If you have a MS mouse dl the latest Intellipoint software (v6.1) and
>>> discover one scroll wheel click to to view all windows!
>>> Much better and actually more useful than anything like 3d flip or
>>> that cubie crap in linux.
>>
>>
>>
>> Oh and Frank, for somebody that works in printing to not know about
>> Macs is pretty damn weird.
>>
>> More info on Exposé :
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/expose/
>>
>> ss.
>>
>>
>>
> For someone who has read my post

"Post". You've only wrote ONE post? LOL!

> it's pretty weird not to know that I
> don't work in "printing" and don't use Macs (but my brothers does...big
> time!)
> Frank

"brothers does"? I guess you aren't too good at proof reading and if you
didn't have a spell checker, you couldn't write a post without every
other word being misspelled.

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