Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Manager
An autohotkey desktop manager
###Description
If you have moved to Windows 10 already then you have to make use of the new Virtual desktop environment! Unfortunately Windows is lacking a few keyboard shortcuts such as jumping to a specific desktop and moving programs to another desktop. This script is designed to fill that hole by providing an easy way customisable hotkeys for all your virtual desktop managing needs.
###Requirements The script requires both a 32 and 64 bit version of the Autohotkey executable to reliably send windows to other desktops. Download the latest installer from the official Autohotkey website //autohotkey.com/. The DLL's that are used to move windows to other desktops come from this project //github.com/jpginc/MoveToDesktop
###Setup Clone this Repo and run windows10.ahk. Inside windows10.ahk is a default setup that you can use or edit. The JPGIncDesktopManagerClass has the following functions to setup hotkeys. Each of the following functions take a string representing a hotkey [see //autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm for more information about hotkeys].
- setGoToNextDesktop[hotkey]
- setGoToPreviousDesktop[hotkey]
- setMoveWindowToNextDesktop[hotkey]
- setMoveWindowToPreviousDesktop[hotkey]
- setCloseDesktop[hotkey]
- setNewDesktop[hotkey]
The following functions take a hotkey that will be combined with numbers 0 - 9 for quickly switching to a virtual desktop. As such the hotkey cannot be a custom hotkey [//autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm#Features]
- setGoToDesktop[hotkey]
- setMoveWindowToDesktop[hotkey]
These two functions accept either a function name, a label name, a class name with a "call" function on the class. It can also be a func object [//autohotkey.com/docs/objects/Func.htm].
- afterGoToDesktop[name]
- afterMoveWindowToDesktop[name]
You can also set the window manager to switch to the desktop after moving a window to it. By default you won't follow moving a window to another desktop.
- followToDesktopAfterMovingWindow[bool default is false]