DeskSpace, formerly known as Yod'm 3D (short for ''Yet anOther Desktop Manager 3D'') is a
virtual desktop manager available for
Windows XP,
Vista,
7 and
8.
Features
DeskSpace maps six virtual desktops to a cube and allows the user to switch between them, similar to the cube plugin for the
Compiz window manager for the
X Window System in
Linux. Deskspace is the first desktop manager to make the cube-style desktop feature available on Microsoft Windows. DeskSpace makes use of and requires
DirectX
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8.1 in contrast to most other virtual desktop managers that use
OpenGL
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. It supports up to nine monitors. DeskSpace supports 64-bit applications, applications that require Administrator permissions to run, applications that implement
User Interface Privilege Isolation, such as
Internet Explorer 7 and
Internet Explorer 8
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, and
console windows.
DeskSpace costs
US$
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24.95, and is available for a 14-day trial.
History and development
Yod'm 3D was the first desktop manager to make the cube-style desktop feature available on Microsoft Windows. It was developed as
freeware up to version 1.4 by Christian Salmon from ''Chris'n'Soft''. It supported four
virtual desktops on a single monitor. Yod'm 3D was acquired by
Otaku Software Pty Ltd on July 9, 2007. Following the acquisition, it renamed to DeskSpace, and later versions would be
trialware, not freeware.
Yod'm 3D is still available to download from various sources.
Otaku Software held a beta test during August and September 2007, and the first release under the DeskSpace name, version 1.5.1, was released on 18 September 2007. DeskSpace 1.5.1 included a completely re-written graphics subsystem, based on the
TopDesk graphics subsystem, that supported multiple monitors and 360 degree sky box backgrounds. Subsequent versions of DeskSpace has included re-written input, windowing, and virtual desktop subsystems. As of October 30, 2009 there were fewer than 500 lines of Yod'm source remaining in the DeskSpace code base.
On February 6, 2009, DeskSpace was reviewed on the
BBC News '
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See also
* Compiz
* TopDesk
* Project Looking Glass
* VirtuaWin
References
External links
Official website
(DeskSpace is available to be purchased and downloaded here)
Former official website
(Yod'm 3D is no longer available on this website)
Review of Yod'm 3D on Lifehacker
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