Expose’ for Windows
I really like to have a bunch of windows open while I work and I hate small little windows that overlap each other and i have to scroll around to find what I need or the windows get lost in the mass of stuff I have open. Macintosh OS X has come to the rescue of cluttered desktops full of windows with their expose’ software. WinExplosion has released a version of this software for the Windows platform, but it is not free. I have also read very poor reviews of Winexplosion. However, there is a simpler and much more elegant and free solution for those of you using Windows XP as your operating system. For those of you have have worked with Mac OS X and have had the pleasure of working with Expose’, might be glad to know that there is a free version of this software for the Windows XP platform from the Aqua Soft forums. You can get it from here.
Works pretty well and it is active development, so it can only get better. Enjoy!
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There is also TopDesk – www.otakusoftware.com/topdesk.
Comment by OtakuSoftware 11/19/2004 @ 10:09 amI can’t seem to find the tool you are referring to, the link just takes me to the frontpage.
Comment by ZipherBug 3/3/2005 @ 10:53 amI think he means WinExpose.
http://www.matiasmoreno.com.ar/winexpose/
The forum link worked once I navigated to a board first and then clicked on the link.
As for the software, it is certainly better than other freeware I have seen doing this. However, it has a few issues. The author does not seem to know how to get the bitmap of minimized windows. I tried to write an Expose like tool myself and stopped at the same spot (But I am no Win32 API expert). So he seems to be temporarily moving the windows off screen first (at least it looked that way). The trouble is I can actually see this. Also, there is a bit of a lag before the preview shows. In all, I don’t think it matches Expose or Compiz. Also no updates since November 25, 2006.
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Comment by James 3/19/2007 @ 2:44 pm