What is the latest version of You Control: Desktops?

The latest version of You Control: Desktops is 1.2, and was released on August 4, 2006.

What is new in the latest version?

You can view the latest release notes here.

What are the You Control: Desktops system requirements?

• Macintosh - PowerPC or Intel
• Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) or higher
• Transitions require that your Mac support Quartz Extreme.
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• 10 MB free hard disk space
• Internet connection required for some modules to get updated information and for product registration

Note: If you would like to run You Control: Desktops on 10.3.9, you can install version 1.1.1.

How do I install You Control: Desktops?

If you have downloaded You Control: Desktops, simply mount the disk image by double-clicking on the .dmg file. Next, drag You Control: Desktops to the location of your choice (we recommend your Applications folder) along with the accompanying documentation.

How do I uninstall You Control: Desktops?

To uninstall You Control: Desktops, first quit the application if you have not already done so. You can quit the application by ctrl-clicking on the You Control: Desktops menu and selecting "Stop Engine." Then you should drag the application (generally stored in your Applications folder) to the trash.

What are the features to which I can assign Hot Keys?

You can assign Hot Keys to any of the following You Control: Desktops features:

• Each Individual Desktop
• Desktop Controls
• Application Controls
• Navigation Controls

You can also assign a Hot Key to the menu itself, so that it pops up at your mouse location.

How do I set a Hot Key for a feature?

To create a hot key combination for a You Control: Desktops feature, simply place your mouse cursor over the menu selection and type the desired key combination.

How do I remove a Hot Key from a feature?

To remove a hot key combination for a feature, place your cursor over the menu selection and press the delete key.

How do I set a Hot Key for the menu?

In the Menus area of the You Control: Desktops configuration window, click the "Set Hot Key..." button. Enter the desired key command when prompted by the pop-up window, then click "OK."

How do I remove a Hot Key from the menu?

In the Menus area of the You Control: Desktops configuration window, click the "Set Hot Key..." button. In the resulting pop-up window, choose "Set to None" and then click "OK."

I've set up You Control: Desktops to have Hot Keys, but now some commands in my other applications don't work. What happened?

You Control: Desktops menu is active globally regardless of what application you may be currently working in. This means that any Hot Keys you have established in You Control: Desktops will override those of other applications. Choose your keyboard shortcuts for your Hot Keys carefully. For a complete list of Apple specific command keys please see Apple's Mac OS X: Keyboard Shortcuts page.

How can I assign or "pin" an application to a particular desktop?

You can assign an application to a specific desktop by following these steps:

1. In the configuration application, go to the Menu tab
2. Turn on the Menu View option
3. Turn on Show Applications
4. Turn on Application Controls
5. Switch to the desktop to which you want to assign the application
6. From the menu bar, pull down the menu and find the application you want in the list
7. In the submenu, choose "Show [Application] Windows on [Desktop Name]"

How can I assign an application to appear on every desktop?

You can assign an application to appear on every desktop by following these steps:

1. In the configuration application, go to the Menu tab
2. Turn on the Menu View option
3. Turn on Show Applications
4. Turn on Application Controls
5. From the menu bar, pull down the menu and find the application you want in the list
6. In the submenu, choose "Show [Application] Windows on Every Desktop"

I have the Individual File and Folder Items enabled. Where are these items stored?

If you have the Desktop File and Folder Items feature enabled (on the Desktops tab), You Control: Desktops creates a Desktops folder in your Home folder. Inside that folder are separate folders for each desktop. Each desktop's items are stored in the appropriate folder, when the desktop is not active. When the desktop is active, the desktop's items are found in the system's "Desktop" folder directly within your home folder.

As an example, imagine you have two desktops, Work and Play. When you switch from desktop Work to desktop Play, the contents of the system's Desktop folder (which represents what was on Work) are moved to Desktops/Work, and then the contents of Desktops/Play are moved to the system's Desktop folder. So now that you are on Play, the Desktops/Play folder is empty.

What does "Inline" mean and what happens if I uncheck an "Inline" box for a menu setting?

If a You Control: Desktops feature is set to display its information "Inline," the information will be displayed under the main menu item. If a feature is set to not display information "Inline," the information will be "nested" within a sub-menu.

How can I provide feedback about You Control: Desktops?

We encourage feedback. Please use the You Software Support feedback form to submit defect reports and feature requests.