Does this exist: organize programs using virtual desktop

[mjrpes3]

Hey just seeing if there's a windows program out there that can do the following. Seems like something that should exist. If so I would pay $$$ for it.

* It's a virtual desktop that you can insert and organize running applications into. Very similar to virtual screens on linux, but NOT limited to just a maximized screen, as it can be windowed, resized, and minimized.

* The virtual desktop would contain it's own taskbar to manage apps inside it. Could be exact replica of windows screen with system tray, start menu, desktop icons and background, but this is not as important.

* You can drag running applications from main windows screen into the virtual desktop and vice versa, and also drag apps from one virtual screen to another. The app would be transferred seamlessly without restarting.

* Apps you drag from windows into a virtual desktop would not show up on windows taskbar, only on virtual one.

* Can close/reopen the virtual desktop and it saves the apps and their position.

* An instance of a virtual desktop could be saved and a shortcut made for easy access later.

 

[gsaldivar]

With the exception of dragging running apps, everything else you described sounds doable with a virtual machine. Download VirtualBox, install and run as many virtual "machines" as you want, limited only by how much RAM you have.

 

[mjrpes3]

VirtualBox is nice but the dragging and dropping is key. You might be doing five things at once and have 20 windows open on your screen. You just want to drag and drop them into containers to organize the mess. With drag and drop you could do it in seconds and not be slowed down.

 

[Nothinman]

MDI is a terrible interface so I don't know why you would want your "desktops" to be able to be within a window themselves. Personally, I think you're better off just using the existing virtual desktop infrastructure to manage windows. Sadly, it's a bit of a pain to manage multiple desktops in Windows compared to Linux.