Desktop Manager is open source, so maybe someone could use it to figure out some sort of Exposé exclusion hack.
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Here's a neat trick I discovered. Set some Konfabulator widgets to the 'desktop' mode. Then launch Desktop Manager (a great freeware multiple desktop app). Now, Exposé will not affect the desktop widgets! The exclusion effect remains even if you quit Desktop Manager. Relaunching Konfabulator restores normal behavior.
Desktop Manager is open source, so maybe someone could use it to figure out some sort of Exposé exclusion hack.
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10.3: Exclude Konfabulator widgets from Exposé
Desktop manager really should be a Pick of the week. There are some bugs, but its free and duplicates "REAL" multiple desktops, like in linux.
Let me raise the recommendation to a must have
I just downloaded the latest version (I must have had an older version) and the improvements are so great. One cool thing is that it has transitions for the desktops, and one is the famous cube! Yet another way to impress your friends AND have great functionality.
Let me raise the recommendation to a must have
There is one huge horrible problem with Desktop.
Let me raise the recommendation to a must have
Hehe :) -- Random switch transitions will be in 0.5.1. Your wish is my command.
Let me raise the recommendation to a must have
I have been playing with this app all afternoon- the transitions are cool! [ yeah- I probably need a life... :D ] I would love the ability to have different wallpapers and icon sets on the different desktops, however.
Let me raise the recommendation to a must have
Just thinking, if we could get by the password issue, creating multiple users as different workplaces then using fast user switching might work...
Also works with Geektool
Geektool ( versiontracker link ) is a free app that I use to display things like top, firewall logs, and other system bits on my desktop. The problem (as described above) is that I can't use Expose to clear away windows and let me see my geektool listings. When I do, geektool also gets cleared off to the edges.
What I think I'll do is launch Desktop Manager on startup, then set a shell script to sleep for a few seconds and then send a graceful HUP to Desktop Manager. I don't use multiple desktops, but I could use the residual feature/bug that Desktop Manager would give me. The following is untested. Your mileage may suck.
10.3: Exclude Konfabulator widgets from Exposé
Hi, I'm the author of Desktop Manager. Anyone looking for code that does this should look for the 'sticky'-related code in ForeignWindow.m in the Desktop Manager source -- this does some devious-ness with the Window Server to make Expose and other Apple apps treat things effectivel just like the Dock.
10.3: Exclude Konfabulator widgets from Exposé
nice app, perfect. thank you
I second that "must have" statement.
I used CodeTek's desktop manager until Exposé came along, which it didn't play nice with. The new version is compatible with Exposé, but they're charging for it; fair enough, I suppose, but I can't justify paying for it twice in 6 months. So far, this is making for a great replacement. If per-application exceptions make it in, then it'll be perfect.
10.3: Exclude Konfabulator widgets from Exposé
I'm confused. Aren't the widgets excluded already? Or, do the widgets become "hidden" windows?
10.3: Exclude Konfabulator widgets from Exposé
No, they're not excluded. Exposé sweeps everything aside like dewdrops before a desert wind.
10.3: Exclude Konfabulator widgets from Exposé
Side-note. This also works with DragThing.
10.3: Exclude Konfabulator widgets from Exposé
I made a utility based on Desktop Manager that does this. You start konfabulator with it's widgets set to "below" or "desktop", then you start my program. Press F11, and the konfabulator widgets will stay where they are.
You can find it here
10.3: Exclude Konfabulator widgets from Exposé
The latest version of Konfabulator (1.6) has much improved integration with Exposé. Desktop level Widgets are sticky by default (they now unstick when the level is changed) and they remain in place (though grayed out) when the other Exposé actions are performed. |
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