TopDesk - Expose Clone For Windows XP

[OtakuSoftware]

Otaku Software has released TopDesk, an Expose clone for Windows XP. Features include tiling all windows, including minimized windows, tiling the current applications windows, including minimized application windows, and hiding all windows. For more information, visit www.otakusoftware.com/topdesk.

[RadishTM Veteran]

Impressed with this.

Radish?

[Keito]

Hmm basically not something for me, I use win+m way too much :p

OT: I love your way of posting so little and saying so much Radish??

[fatgirl319]

well I cant see the point in even trying this the best feature is disabled

Please note that this is a trial version of TopDesk.

It is missing many of the features present in the retail version of TopDesk. In particular:

* It will not tile minimized windows.

* It will not display all windows belonging to the current application.

* It will not hide windows.

* It will cannot be configured to automatically start when Windows starts.

* It will not allow you to configure hotkeys, change animation speeds, or disable animation.

[nomis_nehc]

well I cant see the point in even trying this the best feature is disabled

Please note that this is a trial version of TopDesk.

It is missing many of the features present in the retail version of TopDesk. In particular:

    * It will not tile minimized windows.

    * It will not display all windows belonging to the current application.

    * It will not hide windows.

    * It will cannot be configured to automatically start when Windows starts.

    * It will not allow you to configure hotkeys, change animation speeds, or disable animation.

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i agree. what the hell, how are we suppose to know if it runs well?

entbloess for me i guess.

also, noticed that this program uses opengl, unlike the current expose clones out there. somewhat interesting...

[OtakuSoftware]

Keito: The retail version of TopDesk supports minimized windows, so you can "win+m" as much as you like :)

fatgirl319: The trial version will tile all the visible windows on your screen. Everything that's disabled (minimized windows, application windows) are just extensions of this main feature. The download is only 217 KB, so if you're interested, it's worth spending a few minutes trying it out.

[ev0|]

The smoothest clone yet. Beats entbloess (buggy) and winplosion (not as good) hands down. Won't work with cursor xp tho.

[OtakuSoftware]

nomis_nehc: We chose to cripple the trial because most users object to applications installing hidden "cookies" on their machine in order to implement time or usage limits. Removing non-core features from the trial allows us to avoid this invasion of privacy.

evo|: Thanks for the compliment :)

[xxdesmus]

The smoothest clone yet. Beats entbloess (buggy) and winplosion (not as good) hands down. Won't work with cursor xp tho.

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winplosion works just fine for me :yes:

[#Michael]

I realize I could figure this out with a simple download and a few minutes of playing around but what is the basis of this program? What is expose for os x?

[OtakuSoftware]

AthleticTrainer1981: Expos? for Mac OS X gives you instant access to any open window with a single keystroke. For more information, please visit www.apple.com/macosx/features/expose/.

TopDesk provides similar functionality for Windows XP.

[kyro]

i am liking it OtakuSoftware. :) wish it was little cheap.....

[XanDaMan]

It could be good. But thats really quite expensive.

[bontakun]

too expensive, and still has the WMP bug

[smaulz]

Please note that TopDesk does not currently support multiple monitors,

So much for that....

[OtakuSoftware]

The Beav: Windows Media Player uses overlays to display video, and overlays do not work with the window snapshot functions available under WindowsXP. Depending on your graphics card, this problem can be solved by turning off the Media Player video mixing renderer. See www.otakusoftware.com/support/topdesk_faq_media_player.html for more details.

smaulz: We plan to support multiple monitors in a future release. We are completely up front about the current feature set and compatability issues, sometimes to our detriment, but we feel it is important that users have as much information as possible.

XanDaMan, The Beav: Regarding the pricing, TopDesk costs the same as similar window effect addons, such as WindowFX from StarDock. TopDesk costs more than other Expos? clones, but you get what you pay for. If, like many other users, you've found that Expos?-like functionality is hard to live without, then paying $19.95 for something you'll use all day every day is very reasonable.

[GiardinoSelvaggio]

No its not. Its way too expensive for such a program when there are others on the market for much cheaper, have better support, and not run by a money hungry unflexible insecure programer.

[c4nad14n]

No its not.  Its way too expensive for such a program when there are others on the market for much cheaper, have better support, and not run by a money hungry unflexible insecure programer.

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be nice

[OtakuSoftware]

GiardinoSelvaggio: Thanks for the "constructive" criticism :) I can see that you think we're "money hungry" because of the price, and that's fine - as a consumer, it's your right to decide which products you by based on price difference.

I'd like to understand where you're coming from with the other statements though. I'm not quite sure which of my statements suggested that we're "inflexible" or "insecure", and I don't know on what basis you're judging our level of support - from your statements it doesn't look like you've bought the product. Could you please elaborate on your statements?

Just a note for the future as well - I'm not one of programmer on TopDesk, I'm the project manager. I posted to this forum get some feedback on what people outside the team thought of the software, and it's been great to get some feedback before we go into wide release. It has allowed us to "tweak" this first version of the software to better meet users expectations - for example, due to feedback from this forum, we've reduced the price to $9.95 USD.

[Mx]

This does look cool, best Expose clone ive seen for Windows.

[Redestium]

I still like entbloess.

[lav-chan]

Yeah, Entbloess would be rad if it didn't crash my entire computer. I have never in my life had a program that completely crashed my computer, until i used Entbloess.

Not about to pay for a program that gives me absolutely no way of knowing whether it won't do the same thing, though.

[OtakuSoftware]

lav: You can find out if TopDesk will run on your machine by running the trial. All the extra functionality in the retail version is just an extension of the trial (the main features missing from the trial are minimized windows and configuration). If the trial doesn't work, the retail version won't work. If the trial works, the retail version will work.

[OtakuSoftware]

Just a update - version 1.1 of TopDesk has been released. The major new features are live tiled window updates and tiled window titles.

The live tiled window updates feature updates the contents of non-minimized tiled windows in real-time, letting you see any changes that occur. For example, when your instant messenger conversation window is tiled, you'll still see new messages as they arrive.

The tiled window titles feature displays the window title of the currently selected tiled window, making it easier to recognize windows when they are tiled.

[+Fahim S. MVC]

a lil' off-topic but is there an expose clone that can replace alt-tab?