Hot Corners is a relative small Open Source application for Windows operating systems. It was written in the Auto It language which means that some virus scanners detect it as a virus although it is not. The basic application of the software program is to launch functions, programs or services by moving the mouse around.
The software program provides two basic options. The first is to start services or applications by moving the mouse into one of the four corners of the computer monitor. Options like running a software program, locking the computer or handling windows. One action for every corner can be defined. It does work however best for the corners that are not occupied by the Taskbar especially if the taskbar is set to auto-hide.
The second option is to add the same set of functions to mouse movements. Only this time it can be activated by pressing the [Windows X] key while moving the mouse to the left, right, up or down.
The software program uses about 5 Megabytes of computer memory when running.
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[...] Windows only: Hot Corners, a free utility for Windows desktops, adds the “hot corners” abilities of OS X’s Expose system to any Windows desktop. The system tray utility can assign actions like minimizing all windows, locking a system, showing the My Documents folder, and others to any corner of the screen you run your cursor into. There’s also a “Mouse Move” feature for those who’d like fewer accidental actions which requires holding the Windows and X keys while dragging the cursor before acting. Hot Corners has shown up a few times in our Desktop Show and Tell sessions, and while it lacks the full-fledged Mac-cloning features of DExposE2, it’s pretty handy for being so small. Hot Corners is a free download for Windows systems only. Hot Corners [via gHacks] [...]
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hey martin thank you for this tip, it makes definitely easier to launch a couple of apps or close the window than any hotkey.. top notch
Another thoughtful attempt to make Windows behave more like Linux running Compiz-Fusion…
“…by moving the mouse into one of the four corners of the computer desk.”
I can’t reach the top corners of my desk with the mouse. Can I move it across the Windows desktop instead? :)
Doc hehe, fixed it.