Comments on: VirtueDesktops 0.54 Beta 5 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/ Yo DJ, spin that screen! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:13:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: vistasucks http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4182 vistasucks Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:36:32 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4182 <p>(sigh) Still no Leopard.</p> (sigh) Still no Leopard.

]]> By: ds10 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4174 ds10 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:14:05 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4174 <p>I too am looking to replace Spaces. It is useless for me. It does not create a virtual desktop at all, it just moves windows that are already open around. This is great if you like to open 30 windows at once, but not what I was looking for.</p> <p>A virtual desktop is just that. You should be able to switch desktops! What is lacking is that we need a way for everything on the desktop to change - icons, folders, perhaps that background, etc... not just the windows that are open.</p> <p>This is must more useful, as you can assign each desktop for different functions - writing, photo editing, etc...</p> <p>Hope this makes a little sense... and I really hope someone could fix this for leopard soon! I wish I knew anything about coding...</p> <p>thanks to everything that is still working on the project!</p> I too am looking to replace Spaces. It is useless for me. It does not create a virtual desktop at all, it just moves windows that are already open around. This is great if you like to open 30 windows at once, but not what I was looking for.

A virtual desktop is just that. You should be able to switch desktops! What is lacking is that we need a way for everything on the desktop to change - icons, folders, perhaps that background, etc… not just the windows that are open.

This is must more useful, as you can assign each desktop for different functions - writing, photo editing, etc…

Hope this makes a little sense… and I really hope someone could fix this for leopard soon! I wish I knew anything about coding…

thanks to everything that is still working on the project!

]]> By: richie765 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4173 richie765 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:55:52 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4173 <p>I really hope too that someone will pick up VD development. I've became dependent on multiple desktops for about 10 years now when I moved to Linux. VD did it's job quite fine but Spaces is essentially worthless. It switches when I didn't ask. The keyboard shortcuts aren't configurable. I lose my windows all the time. For me it's an absolute productivity killer.</p> <p>I've been trying some of the hacks to make VD work on Leopard. I discovered that v0.53 r241 works. It looks like you have to click ignore on the first screen. I've used it for a day now. It's very instable, but despite of that I'm quite happy using it. Hope it proves to be usable enough.</p> I really hope too that someone will pick up VD development. I’ve became dependent on multiple desktops for about 10 years now when I moved to Linux. VD did it’s job quite fine but Spaces is essentially worthless. It switches when I didn’t ask. The keyboard shortcuts aren’t configurable. I lose my windows all the time. For me it’s an absolute productivity killer.

I’ve been trying some of the hacks to make VD work on Leopard. I discovered that v0.53 r241 works. It looks like you have to click ignore on the first screen. I’ve used it for a day now. It’s very instable, but despite of that I’m quite happy using it. Hope it proves to be usable enough.

]]> By: vistasucks http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4171 vistasucks Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:31:48 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4171 <p>I agree that VD is way better than spaces. I would be willing to pay $30 for a non-leaking, Leopard compatible v1.0</p> I agree that VD is way better than spaces. I would be willing to pay $30 for a non-leaking, Leopard compatible v1.0

]]> By: Fruneau http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4170 Fruneau Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:32:43 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4170 <p>john_q: I know there is a leak in the beta5, and I know there are other bugs (the most annoying one is that Virtue lost consistency after a long uptime, don't know why).</p> <p>I'm sorry having no time to fix these bugs, but if you can confirm the leak has been introduced by the beta5, it would be easy to review the corresponding patches and find the bug.</p> john_q: I know there is a leak in the beta5, and I know there are other bugs (the most annoying one is that Virtue lost consistency after a long uptime, don’t know why).

I’m sorry having no time to fix these bugs, but if you can confirm the leak has been introduced by the beta5, it would be easy to review the corresponding patches and find the bug.

]]> By: Tony Arnold http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4167 Tony Arnold Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:11:58 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4167 <p>@Phill: in what sense does Spaces not work? I'm genuinely interested, as I haven't had too many problems with it that I didn't already have with VirtueDesktops. Also, you do realise they're both doing pretty much identical work right? They call exactly the same methods from CGS*, and manage windows/spaces fairly identically.</p> @Phill: in what sense does Spaces not work? I’m genuinely interested, as I haven’t had too many problems with it that I didn’t already have with VirtueDesktops. Also, you do realise they’re both doing pretty much identical work right? They call exactly the same methods from CGS*, and manage windows/spaces fairly identically.

]]> By: Phill http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4166 Phill Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:18:27 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4166 <p>Please, somebody, bring this app back from the dead. Spaces is total junk and doesn't work. VirtueDesktops worked great and I would love to be able to replace Spaces.</p> Please, somebody, bring this app back from the dead. Spaces is total junk and doesn’t work. VirtueDesktops worked great and I would love to be able to replace Spaces.

]]> By: Tony Arnold http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4165 Tony Arnold Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:57:26 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4165 <p>Not an entirely inaccurate assessment of things... Virtue does leak memory like a sieve in this build.</p> <p>Rather than calling me out, prove me wrong - Virtue is open source. If you care enough to troll with a comment like that, put your talent where your mouth is and fix the memory leaks. I know they're there, and I've made my choice not to continue developing Virtue - it wouldn't take too much effort for someone with some basic cocoa/carbon development experience to fix the leaks.</p> <p>I'm happy to provide the hosting and subversion repository for anyone who wants to pick this project up, or to push the whole lot back to Sourceforge or Google Code. Contact me privately and without the profanity if you're interested.</p> Not an entirely inaccurate assessment of things… Virtue does leak memory like a sieve in this build.

Rather than calling me out, prove me wrong - Virtue is open source. If you care enough to troll with a comment like that, put your talent where your mouth is and fix the memory leaks. I know they’re there, and I’ve made my choice not to continue developing Virtue - it wouldn’t take too much effort for someone with some basic cocoa/carbon development experience to fix the leaks.

I’m happy to provide the hosting and subversion repository for anyone who wants to pick this project up, or to push the whole lot back to Sourceforge or Google Code. Contact me privately and without the profanity if you’re interested.

]]> By: Sebhelyesfarku http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4164 Sebhelyesfarku Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:34:45 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4164 <p>This is a bug-ridden piece of shit that leaks memory like there's no tomorrow. Calling it beta is pretentious. I guess the developer is clueless that's why he stopped, not because Leopard.</p> This is a bug-ridden piece of shit that leaks memory like there’s no tomorrow. Calling it beta is pretentious. I guess the developer is clueless that’s why he stopped, not because Leopard.

]]> By: AlexN http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4163 AlexN Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:36:47 +0000 http://virtuedesktops.info/2007/06/13/virtuedesktops-054-beta-5/#comment-4163 <p>Note to Florent:</p> <p>I too have a massive Virtue virtual disk file: 2.03 GB and climbing.</p> <p>Powermac G5 1.6 MHz uni, 2 GB RAM, OS X 10.4.11, ATI Radeon 9600/256 MB, various Firewire and Sata-II external discs, Epson AcuLaser C900 (a.k.a. "The Boat Anchor").</p> Note to Florent:

I too have a massive Virtue virtual disk file: 2.03 GB and climbing.

Powermac G5 1.6 MHz uni, 2 GB RAM, OS X 10.4.11, ATI Radeon 9600/256 MB, various Firewire and Sata-II external discs, Epson AcuLaser C900 (a.k.a. “The Boat Anchor”).

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