multiDesk can appear two ways on the taskbar. It can show all desktop icons on the taskbar, which looks like figure 1, or show only one icon on the taskbar, which looks like figure 2.
figure 1
figure 2Show Only One Icon Mode:
This is a new feature that would save you valuable taskbar space. With this feature, you will only have one icon on the taskbar, as shown in figure 2. The number on the icon indicates which desktop you are currently on. You can configure how the icon will respond to your mouse clicks. We recommend setting your left mouse button to "Hide/Show desktop", and setting your right mouse button to "Scroll right". This way, you can right click on the icon to scroll between desktops, and left click on the icon to hide/show the current desktop.
Show All Icons Mode:
multiDesk will place two types of icons in the taskbar in this mode. The left most icon is the main icon. This icon represents the multiDesk program and the global desktop. The other icons are called desktop icons. They are numbered, and represent the corresponding desktops. Left click on a desktop icon will switch you to that desktop. Right click on a desktop icon will move the foreground window into that desktop. Right click on the main icon will make the foreground window global.
Global - When a window is global, it will appear on every desktop. Some other software call it "sticky window". You can un-globalize a window by moving it into a desktop.
Taskbar & Mouse Control really only applies to the main icon. The main icon is the left most icon in "show all icons" mode, or the single icon in "show only one icon" mode. It looks like the following:
- use only one icon on taskbar - Checking this box and pressing OK button will turn multiDesk into "show only one icon" mode. Unchecking this box and pressing OK button will turn multiDesk into "show all icons" mode.
- bring up menu - mouse click on the main icon will bring up the settings dialog box.
- hide/show desktop - left click on the main icon will minimize all windows. This is intended to replace the Show Desktop button that comes with Windows 98 and save more taskbar space.
- scroll left - left click on the main icon will switch to the previous desktop. If you are already on the first desktop, multiDesk will switch you to the last desktop.
- move window to desktop - this feature is not implemented yet.
- scroll right - right click on the main icon will switch to the next desktop. If you are already on the last desktop, multiDesk will switch you to the first desktop.
