Hidden Configuration Options

VirtuaWin

Hidden Configuration Options

Some of the more obscure VirtuaWin configuration options have not been added to the Setup dialog as this dialog is already rather complex. Following is a list of this hidden configurations, if you wish to change a setting please refer to the Editing a Hidden Option section below.

Option name

Values

Description

initialDesktop

#

Sets the initial (or startup) desktop of VirtuaWin to #.

lastDeskNoDelay

0 or 1

Disables the one second delay before updating the last desktop as used by the NAV: Return to last desktop.

Editing a Hidden Option

To change the value of a hidden configuration option you need to manually edit the virtuawin.cfg file. To do this:

  1. Ensures your virtuawin.cfg is the latest version as earlier versions may not have the option you are trying to set. To do this:

  1. Open the VirtuaWin Setup Dialog.

  • Make any change so that the Apply button becomes active and press it.
  • Undo your change and press the Apply button again.
  • In the Setup Dialog got to the Expert tab and click on Explore Config, then click on Ok to close the setup dialog.
  • Exit VirtuaWin.
  • In the Explorer window opened in step 2 locate the virtuawin.cfg file and open this in a text editor (such as notepad).
  • Locate the line which starts '<option-name># ', this will typically be near the bottom of the file. If the option cannot be found you most likely using an earlier version of VirtuaWin.
  • Change the text to the right of the '<option-name># ' marker to your required new value and save the file.
  • Restart VirtuaWin, your change should now take effect.