I'm happy that Microsoft finally added virtual desktops to windows. They could have made the hotkeys customizable to make it more user friendly but then maybe I expect too much :}
Luckily there is my old friend AutoHotKey: http://ahkscript.org/
install the program to allow launching any .ahk file or compiling it to an .exe file to run on computers that don't have AutoHotKey installed.
I made a simple script that does 3 things:
1. Provides a popup menu of applications and functions with the middle mouse button
2. Shows all the desktops when X2 (forward button on 5 button mouse) is pressed
3. Moves forward and backward through the desktops by holding X2 and using the mouse wheel
Heres the code, simply copy/paste to notepad and save as vdesk.ahk It can be run by double clicking from explorer or compiled to a .exe by rightclicking the file and selecting the option. Add to the start menu startup folder for loading at windows login.
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Firefox
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Explorer
Menu, MyMenu, Add, CCleaner
Menu, MyMenu, Add
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Desktop
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Programs
Menu, MyMenu, Add
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Logoff
Menu, MyMenu, Add, Shutdown
return
Explorer:
Run, explorer.exe
Return
Firefox:
Run, C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Return
CCleaner:
Run, C:\Program Files\CCleaner\ccleaner64.exe
Return
Desktop:
Run, C:\Users\Public\Desktop
Return
Programs:
Run, C:\Users\kcair\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
Return
Logoff:
Shutdown, 0
Return
Shutdown:
Shutdown, 1
Return
Mbutton::Menu, MyMenu, Show
XButton2 & Wheelup::Send, ^#{Left}
XButton2 & Wheeldown::Send, ^#{Right}
XButton2::Send, #{Tab}
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