I've been enjoying my vacation time, spending a good bit of it hacking on EvilDesk. This is something of an eyecandy release, with some visually appealing refinements. I'm always wary of eyecandy for eyecandy's sake, so I've tried really hard to balance resource consumption with visual goodness. To that end, the eyecandy features can all be turned off, and can also be tuned to reduce (or increase, if you like) their memory consumption. So, what features are new?
Wez Furlong in
EvilDesk Windows.
[Update: Newer releases are available]
As a follow-on from the last release, I've uploaded the latest iteration of my EvilDesk shell replacement for Windows XP.
Wez Furlong in
EvilDesk Windows.
Well, the bug fixes I made in the last release left me feeling empowered again, so I've followed up with a couple more features and some more bug fixes:
Wez Furlong in
EvilDesk Windows.
Having finally found some time to myself, I thought it was about time that I push out a release with the changes that I've been using for the last few months. Some of these changes are based on feedback from users; keep it coming folks! :)
Feature changes in the new release include:
Wez Furlong in
EvilDesk Windows.
I've pushed 0.5.1 tonight; if fixes an uninstallation buglet that could leave you without a taskbar after uninstalling EvilDesk.
The only new feature is being able to select how many workspaces the alt-tab task switcher will cycle through; you can use up to 32, with the default being 4.
Wez Furlong in
EvilDesk Windows.
I've updated EvilDesk yet again this weekend. The biggest new thing is making all the hotkeys (aside from alt-tab) user configurable.
Find out more on the EvilDesk Home Page (I've added a ChangeLog section for your tracking pleasure).
Wez Furlong in
EvilDesk Windows.
[Update: Release 4 is out]
I've updated my EvilDesk and included the user-definable context menu code I mentioned in the comments of my last post.
Wez Furlong in
EvilDesk Windows.
I've updated EvilDesk again. Aside from fixing a couple of bugs here and there, it now features built-in support for "Safer" execution of internet facing applications.
Find out more on the EvilDesk Home Page (I've added a ChangeLog section for your tracking pleasure).
Wez Furlong in
EvilDesk Windows.
Wez Furlong is Director of Engineering at Message Systems where he works on the fastest MTA on Earth.
Wez is a PHP Core developer and active OpenSource contributor. He currently resides in Sykesville, Maryland with his wife, son, and dog. (read more)
Subscribe.
(circulation 804)
Comments.
(circulation 7)
