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@paehtz paehtz released this 29 Sep 07:56
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DeskTabs-Setup-v1.1.7.exe: a normal setup wizard. Pick a folder or keep the suggested one, tick autostart, done. No admin rights needed, and DeskTabs shows up in Apps & features with a proper uninstaller. An update keeps your settings, icons and time logs.

DeskTabs-v1.1.7.zip: the portable route. Unpack it anywhere, keep the folder together and run DeskTabs.exe.

Both files are also listed under Assets at the bottom of this page, together with SHA256SUMS.txt to check them. One line in PowerShell works as well:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paehtz/DeskTabs/main/setup.ps1 | iex

A release about a cleaner time log.

Time log: transitions no longer count as stays

Stepping through desktops with Ctrl+Win+Arrow or the mouse wheel used to leave a row for every desktop you passed, often for a single second. On a week of real data these rows were 38 % of the log but only 0.5 % of the time.

  • Stays shorter than 5 seconds (TimeLogMinSec) are now treated as transitions. They are not written; their seconds count towards the desktop you settle on, so the log stays gap-free and the daily total is unchanged.
  • A quick glance at another desktop and straight back continues the row you came from instead of adding a second one.
  • The newest row is written once the next real stay is certain. Locking the screen, going idle or quitting writes it immediately.
  • TimeLogMinSec = 0 logs everything as before. Existing log files are not changed.

Documentation

  • The README now has an FAQ (how to see the active desktop, switch with one click, colour and icons per desktop, time per project, why Windows suddenly jumps to another desktop) and a comparison with Windows 11 on its own.

Windows SmartScreen may warn on first start because the executable is not signed, and Smart App Control blocks it outright. Until the app is signed, people with Smart App Control can run DeskTabs from source with AutoHotkey v2, see the README.

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