TopDesk 1.4.2 - Now with Vista-like Flip3D mode

TopDesk 1.4.2, a task switcher that emulates OS X Exposé functionality, is now available. The major features in version 1.4.2 are:

3D Flip Layout - In addition to an Exposé-like Spatial layout, TopDesk now supports a 3D "Flip" layout, similar to the Flip3D task switching feature of Windows Vista®.
Rotation Tiling Animation - While animating window tiling TopDesk can now rotate windows around their x, y, or z axis.
Alt-Tab Emulation - While tiling TopDesk now responds to Alt-Tab key presses in the same way as the Windows Task Switcher.
Tile Visible Windows - In addition to the "tile all windows", "tile application windows", and "hide visible windows" modes, a "tile visible windows" mode has been added.
New Window Image Update Modes - TopDesk now supports more window image update methods, including capturing the foreground window image before tiling and capturing window images once after tiling.
New Performance Settings - Users can now configure the memory usage and priority of TopDesk.
More Mouse Hotspots - Mouse hotspots have been added to the middle of the top, bottom, and sides of the screen.
Close/Minimize/Restore Windows While Tiled - Users can now close and minimize/restore tiled windows via the keyboard and mouse.
Show All Window Titles - TopDesk can now show all window titles while tiled.
Customizable Window Title and Selection Colors - Users can now customize the window title font and background colors and the window tile selection color.
Minimized Windows Re-minimized After Snapshot - TopDesk now re-minimizes any minimized window it restored while capture window images.
Taskbar Hidden If Already Hidden - To improve compatibility with dock utilities, TopDesk now keeps the taskbar hidden if it was already hidden before TopDesk started.
Unsupported Screens Blanked Off During Tiling - To improve application compatibility and provide a cleaner user experience, while tiling windows TopDesk now blanks off screens that do not support hardware acceleration.
Improved Hide Visible Windows Compatibility - Where possible, maximized windows are now set to normal size before hiding and re-maximized after showing to improve compatibility with applications such as Internet Explorer.
Reduced CPU Usage During Tiling - CPU usage during tiling has been significantly reduced.
Improved Disable Mode - Disabling TopDesk now clears all TopDesk DirectX resources, improving compatibility with other DirectX applications.

#364577

this is almost 4 weeks old!

#364581

Naw.... v1.4.1 has been out awhile, but v1.4.2 (much needed corrections to some glitches that now make TopDesk's release much smoother,) has just been released last night.

And I agree with TopDesk's wait on this one... this release should be the one to stand out.

#364590

albeik: Sorry, I think you've misunderstood. TopDesk 1.4.2 was just released. There was no posting about TopDesk 1.4.1 (which added Flip3D mode), so we thought we'd mention that TopDesk now supports a Flip3D mode so everyone was aware.

[edit] Thanks firecracker6, you beat me to it . [/edit]

#364591

You're welcome; a great piece of software.

I really think you should post some screenshots for the folks here.. this release deserves it.

#364613

Can you tell us what the RAM usage on this app is?

Thank you.

#364614

in my PC it's 18,400 K

but it's great and I love it!

#364620

mine uses ~25MB of ram.. is it more because of my use of Windowblinds 5, yzshadow, rk launcher, avedesk etc?

#364635

The website seems to be down for me. Is this true for anyone else?

#364655

I wish I could use topdesk but the ram usage is too much for my computer and the fact that you have to pay for it. I'd love to see the 3d flip effect in action though

#364657

You can see it on the website, the left hand picture shows the effect in action.

PS Website works for me, but just a little slow. Just wait a while for it to load.

#364659

Connection keeps timing out for me. I guess I'll try again later. With these new features I'm ready to buy! Hopefully it'll work with Warcraft3 now :-x

#364662

@Zaft, Topdesk comes with different selectable modes, which allows you to choose to use less memory, or more memory.

imo, TopDesk does an efficient job in utilizing resources, it's definately worth trying out the trial version.

#364667

I'll give it a try! Thanks.

#364686

No prob.. if you have the time, tell us what you think of it

#364691

hrmm, gonna give this a shot. i love entbloess, but it doesn't support multi-mon. seeing that this does will warrant a test.

#364695

Guys, our site's being hammered at the moment, so if your connection is timing out please wait a few minutes and give it another try.

firecracker6:

Some screenshot links:

And some video links:

#364728

I tried out the trial but the Alt-Tab Vista Flip doesn't work with WindowBlinds 5 skins with Titlebar transparency.

What I mean to say is that the Titlebars just disappear.

Is this a known issue and will it be fixed ?

Thanks, great app btw.

#364733

Zaft: Yes, this is a know issue, but it's to do with an incompatibility between WindowBlinds and the Windows XP PrintWindow functionality that TopDesk uses to capture screen images. Using PrintWindow with a WindowBlinds titlebar transparency window results in a window image that doesn't have any titlebars.

Since TopDesk relies on PrintWindow to capture window images (it's the only way to correctly capture a window image under Windows XP), there's not much we can do to fix the problem. The fault doesn't lie with WindowBlinds either, it's just a failing of the crusty old Windows XP graphics subsystem.

#364749

wow, this program's scale feature even works well on my old p3 1ghz machine.. (i use my old machine to test stuff <.<;; )

is it possible to use visa to purchase a licence?

#364750

SLy CaT: Yes, you can pay using Visa.

#364766

hey.. works very well on my pc. like the flip3d mode.

but sometimes when ich use it i can't scroll thru the windows. so i go back to standard window and again to flip3dmode then it works. but the problem repeats everytime i switch betwen the windows by using the taskbar.

is this a known problem?

cheers

DJay

#364866

oh... the reason I thought it was old news is because I saw it on digg then. http://digg.com/software/TopDesk_Offers_Fl...ilar_To_Vista_s

Looks good, though!

#364945

this program doesnt render the wallpaper properly, leaving a visible gradient on a few

also it doesnt like limewire because it seems to be programmed in java.

#377245

great program, although it doesn't draw styler or perpixalpha wb borders. the latter I can understand as difficult and never happening, but I think styler toolbars can be captured? if RKlauncher can grab the toolbar img (minimized apps)....

#377255