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Mac Features for Windows? by M73A on 07-08-2006 at 10:00 AM
is there a program that gives windows some of the features of a mac?
like when you press f9 (or something like that i cant quite remember, all of the windows goto the edges of the screen so you can see the desktop?
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by aNILEator on 07-08-2006 at 11:52 AM
I'd love to dual boot into MAC OSX from my PC, anyone got any decent tutorial links, i heard you need a 2nd hard drive which i do have 
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by Nathan on 07-08-2006 at 11:53 AM
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by Max on 07-08-2006 at 12:17 PM
quote:You're a complete and utter nub. Boot Camp is for Mac OS X, it allows you to install Windows XP (and with a little work Vista - as well as Linux) on a Intel based iMac. Boot Camp does not give Mac features to ordinary Windows based computers.
Originally posted by Nathan
Try this
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by CookieRevised on 07-08-2006 at 12:21 PM
quote:"Show Desktop" icon in your quick start panel on the toolbar? Or press WIN+D, or WIN+M?
Originally posted by M73A
like when you press f9 (or something like that i cant quite remember, all of the windows goto the edges of the screen so you can see the desktop?
(see "CookieRevised's reply to "show desktop", "minimize all windows", etc... (was: Re: Messenger Plus! 3.20)")
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by albert on 07-08-2006 at 12:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
like when you press f9 (or something like that i cant quite remember, all of the windows goto the edges of the screen so you can see the desktop?
There was indeed some program that made would place your window one after the other and which was really pretty. It gave you even more than what mac can do. I've googled it for about 10 mins but couldn't find it, it was named something like "zoo----- der" I truly don't remember the rest.. maybe someone does.
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by surfichris on 07-08-2006 at 12:46 PM
quote:It is a little bit different to moving your mouse and then clicking or pressing a key combination.
Originally posted by CookieRevised
"Show Desktop" icon in your quick start panel on the toolbar? Or press WIN+D, or WIN+M?
The way it works is different too - they slide to the side and are not minimized. It is extremely useful if you want to get something off your desktop quickly.
What you linked to and whatever isn't what he asked for.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/expose/
Two applications which do this on Windows are
iEx
WinPlosion
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by J-Thread on 07-08-2006 at 02:10 PM
Nice thread!
I really like the F9 feature of the mac, so I just tried the 2 programs, but unfortunatly it doesn't work like the mac... WinPlosion works better, but is only a trial...
RE: RE: Mac Features for Windows? by CookieRevised on 07-08-2006 at 06:34 PM
quote:quote: "Or press WIN+D, or WIN+M?"
Originally posted by Chris Boulton
quote:It is a little bit different to moving your mouse and then clicking or pressing a key combination.
Originally posted by CookieRevised
"Show Desktop" icon in your quick start panel on the toolbar? Or press WIN+D, or WIN+M?
quote:Appart from the sliding effect, WIN+D or WIN+M does exactly the same...
Originally posted by Chris Boulton
The way it works is different too - they slide to the side and are not minimized. It is extremely useful if you want to get something off your desktop quickly.
quote:as said, the key combination WIN+D or WIN+M is the Windows way of showing your desktop, hence it is a very good alternative of what has been asked for. The link I provided explains those key combinations in more detail.
Originally posted by Chris Boulton
What you linked to and whatever isn't what he asked for.
Many questions are asked in this same manner, by giving an example, and the user doesn't always mean the exact same behaviour as in the given example, but a similar one to the main part of their example.
If the important part in his example is to have the slide effect, then obviously no, this doesn't do that. But from what I read the important part was to show the desktop, which is exactly what WIN+M and/or WIN+D do...
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quote:means it is invoked by pressing a function key. He thinks it was F9 but isn't sure, but what he wanted is (with whatever function key it was invoked on the mac):
Originally posted by M73A
like when you press f9 (or something like that i cant quite remember (...)
quote:^^ that's what I read from his post and replied upon...
Originally posted by M73A
(...) all of the windows goto the edges of the screen so you can see the desktop?
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by ShawnZ on 07-08-2006 at 07:18 PM
quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
quote: "Or press WIN+D, or WIN+M?"
quote: "or pressing a key combination."
quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
Appart from the sliding effect, WIN+D or WIN+M does exactly the same...
and lets not forget the tiling effect, which happens to be the entire point of expose...
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by M73A on 07-08-2006 at 09:20 PM
i wouldnt mind the show desktop button if i could press it a second time and the windows all went back.... but it dont 
RE: RE: Mac Features for Windows? by jordanspringer on 07-09-2006 at 01:08 AM
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
i wouldnt mind the show desktop button if i could press it a second time and the windows all went back.... but it dont
for me, i click show desktop and it shows desktop, press it again, and all windows pop back up again
RE: Mac Features for Windows? by CookieRevised on 07-09-2006 at 01:36 AM
quote:read the link I posted....
Originally posted by M73A
i wouldnt mind the show desktop button if i could press it a second time and the windows all went back.... but it dont
WIN+D, which shows the desktop, can be pressed again to restore the windows. To undo the WIN+M (to minimize all windows), you need to press WIN+SHIFT+M.
And as jordanspringer said, pressing the "show desktop" button again, will indeed restore your windows too.