Controls for Next and Previous desktop should stop at ends

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stolsvik
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Controls for Next and Previous desktop should stop at ends

Postby stolsvik » 10.10.2013 09:31:32

I would much prefer that the desktops didn't cycle when I use the Next and Previous Desktop feature (I e.g. have Ctrl+Alt plus arrow keys) - so that when I was at Desktop 1, or at Desktop <last>, going further did nothing.

The reason for this, is that then I can just arrow left x 5, and be CERTAIN that I end up on leftmost desktop (which is my mail/comms setup), and thereby I get a "reference point" from where to navigate to the rest of the desktops.

I realize that this is very subjective, so it should be possible to enable or disable this feature.

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Re: Controls for Next and Previous desktop should stop at en

Postby Sebastian » 10.10.2013 09:46:01

:dex:,

enable 'Dexgrid' from the plugin list in 'Settings > Plugins and Extras'. Click "Configure". Set number of rows to 1, make sure wrap around is disabled.

You might have to re-assign your hotkeys in 'Settings > Controls > Hotkeys' afterwards.
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Re: Controls for Next and Previous desktop should stop at en

Postby stolsvik » 10.10.2013 10:11:59

(wave) :D Stellar!! :D (wave)

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Re: Controls for Next and Previous desktop should stop at en

Postby ajlowndes » 31.10.2013 03:02:29

This doesn't seem to work. I have ALT+SHIFT+O and ALT+SHIFT+P set to Previous and Next, the number of Rows in DexGrid is 1, and the option to "Wrap Around" is not ticked (off). But it still wraps from Screen 1 to Screen 4 if I press ALT+SHIFT+O, and from Screen 4 to Screen 1 if I press ALT+SHIFT+P. Is this a bug? I have "Show desktop switching animation" ticked.
I tried turning "Wrap Around" on, no difference. Tried turning it off again, still no difference.
Any ideas?

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Patrick
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Re: Controls for Next and Previous desktop should stop at en

Postby Patrick » 31.10.2013 11:57:30

You need to use the Dexgrid plugin's own "Switch left" and "Switch right" hotkeys. The wrap around setting does not apply to the built-in next/previous hotkeys.

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Re: Controls for Next and Previous desktop should stop at en

Postby Guest » 01.11.2013 04:53:39

Excellent! Thanks for pointing that out.

FYI, if anyone else finds it useful - I used AutoHotKey to hijack the mouse-wheel-tilt commands and give the Dexpot switch keys instead. Do you mind if I post AHK code here? Here it is:

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; Remap the Mouse Wheel Tilt commands to do useful things with Dexpot:
VK9D::       ;  Mouse Tilt Right
  Send !+p    ;  Next Screen (Alt Shift P)
  sleep 500
return

VK9C::      ;  Mouse Tilt Left
  Send !+o    ;  Previous screen (Alt Shift O)
  sleep 500
return
Note that MS Mouse and Keyboard Centre cannot be installed to use this, or AHK won't capture the mouse tilts at all...


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