# ----------------------------------------------- # olvwm.info 31 October 1991 # # OpenWindows Version 3 # ----------------------------------------------- # @(#)olvwm.info 1.2 25 Nov 1992 ##########################50###################### :VDM: Virtual Desktop Manager The Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) allows you to have 1 or more logical desktops one of which may be viewed at any time. Each desktop is represented by a region surrounded with a dashed line. The background of the VDM represents the logical desktops which you currently have; you can increase or reduce this number simply by resizing the VDM. If you make the VDM smaller, the rightmost and bottommost desktops will "go away" and you will not be able to access any windows in that desktop. The windows themselves are still active, though, and will appear if you again make the VDM larger. The desktop boundaries are not physical boundaries; a window can straddle a boundary and you can view portions of more that one desktop at a time (whatever amount that will fit on your screen). Usually, though, you will see a logical boundary between desktops. To move to another desktop, you can use the arrow keys or you can double-click the SELECT button inside the VDM at the location you want to go to. Pressing MENU in the VDM brings up a menu which also allows you to move to a different desktop. The small windows in the desktop represent each frame as it appears on your screen. In terms of window manager actions, they mimic the frame they represent: you can select and move them with the SELECT button, you can bring up their window menu with the MENU button, you can drop items from other tools into them, etc. All actions performed on one of these little windows affects the frame the window represents.