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eksime / VDesk

Launch programs on new virtual desktops.
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Can't use Vdesk #50

Open Rodrigo-Ayam opened 6 years ago

Rodrigo-Ayam commented 6 years ago

Hi, first thanks for your efforts, for all I've read it is a unic and great application, but don't why it does not work for me, saw until now a series of issues:

1 - Tried the "vdesk -install" argument but it just opens the "help message" that says how to use the application and does not display any additional option on the context menu of the programs.

2 - When writing "vdesk create:x" it does only creates a x-2 number of new virtual desktops for no reason at all.

3 - Putting the vdesk on the "addres" of program links it just displays the same message and the link does not work.

4 -Trying the basic "Vdesk notepad" it does only opens the notepad but no addicional desktop.

The was basically the issues I have seen from now, also tried to download previous versions but got similar or 0 results. If you have any idea of what is going on please let me know.

eksime commented 6 years ago

Hi, vdesk -install was included in a very early build, but was removed until I could finalize a syntax for the command line, and to assess installation options.

Regarding "create:x", it may not be clear how it functions. create:4 will ensure there are 4 desktops created total... i.e. if there are already 2 desktops open, only 2 more will be created, bringing the total to 4. If there are already 4 or more desktops, then none will be created. If needed, a function to always create a fixed number of desktops could be added.

Prepending vdesk to the target field may not always work. Try adding vdesk run: before the target of a program instead. For example vdesk run:notepad will run notepad in a new desktop.

Rodrigo-Ayam commented 6 years ago

Sorry that was not what I meant, When I use "create:x" it creates a number of desktops x-2, without any any other desktops created before, so it should be a "x-1". Also I have tried "vdesk run:" without further success too, :/. For the last the vdesk -install was a great ideia, do you intend to work on it again?