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In <12SEP199203473147@acad3.alaska.edu> fxmlk@acad3.alaska.edu (KIENENBERGER MIKE L) writes:

>At the risk of sounding cheap, what's the difference between this
>and the free version (no version number just C 1992) given out
>a few months ago? [Don't get me wrong. This program was worth paying
>shareware fees...I'm just feeling cheap this month after paying tuition.]

As an EXTREMELY happy VS customer, I think I'll field this one.

Lots of things!  Other than bug fixes, here's a tidy summation of the
extra features in version 2.4 versus 2.2 or whatever was the last free
version.

- Sticky Windows:  you can set a window to be "stuck" to the screen,
so that when you go flying around the virtual desktop, that window
will stay put.  I use it for "sticking" the Preferences application
onto the screen so that I always have a clock on whatever screen I'm
at.

- Colored Windows: you can change the colors of the window
representations in the VirtSpace window.  You can then categorize
applications various windows by color (all Edit windows are green, all
Stuarts are blue, etc).  It doesn't change the acutal window, just the
representation.  This is really only good on color systems.

- Root Window Gone:  VS2.4 no longer recognizes the root/background
window.  It's equivalent to making the background sticky, and hiding
it's representation.

- Active Apps When Clicked:  You can activate an application by
clicking on it's window representation in the VirtSpace window.

- Bring to Front:  similar to above, you can bring windows to the
front via the VirtSpace window.

- Scaleable VirtSpace Window:  You can scale the VirtSpace window down
so it occupies less room and/or gives you more virtual screens in the
same amount of area.

and last but certainly the neatest!

- Auto Scrolling:  VS sets up windows on the borders of th screen.
When you put the mouse all the way to a border, the window detects it,
and automatically scrolls in that direction after a certain wait
period.  You can grab other windows, and drag/scroll them off to some
other area.  This feature almost completely eliminates the need for
the VirtSpace window.  It's easier to just move this way, but faster
to move the other way.  It still needs a bit of refinement I think,
but otherwise it's very slick.

Plus buying the current version gives you ability to upgrade.  $30 is
a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of most software.  And for
how much I use VS, it's practically nothing.  Considering if VS costs
a penny every time I use it, it would have paid itself off in the
first week I owned it.

-doug mcclure