Microsoft mouse like windows switcher (or anything usable)

I tried "Switcher" and the new switcher by NTSoft... but none of them are for my taste. I want to have a switcher like what you get with an Intellimouse by Microsoft. You know, press the button and get a cool tiled layout of thumbnails.

To be precise, anything is fine with me. However:

No AERO needed (I seriously hate it.);
Be able to switch between apps by mouse;
Be able to make them come up in a cube (not just a row);

In a nutshell: a usable alt-tab/window switcher!

Any suggestions?

Apache

Posted 2010-03-06T08:53:48.937

Reputation: 14 755

have you tried this one ? http://cybernetnews.com/alttab-mouse-shortcut/

– Ye Lin Aung – 2010-03-06T11:05:27.027

1Usable and eye-candy often contradict each other ;-) A lesson Apple has yet to learn and Microsoft did mostly right, if if weren't for Windows Flip 3D ... :-) – Joey – 2010-03-06T11:34:41.967

@Mgpyone: No, I also use Opera's mouse gestures. And this is not what I search for. (Got a Razer Lachesis, with enough buttons. But the software doesnt have the same shortcut as the Intellimouse). – Apache – 2010-03-06T12:29:51.257

The latest version of Intellitype supports Instant Viewer, ie. you can assign it to a keystroke (though you probably need to own a Microsoft keyboard). – Hugh Allen – 2010-05-27T07:09:51.430

For the next keyboard I wanted to get a SUN like keyboard (mechanical switches) – Apache – 2010-05-27T13:06:04.260

Answers

VistaSwitcher: tried.

There certainly are others :). Wikipedia has a list of Exposé clones. Perhaps one of them would be suitable? You can also put two or three of them into a Google query to find web pages which list switchers.

Hugh Allen

Posted 2010-03-06T08:53:48.937

Reputation: 8 620

Tried. Sadly it becomes unusable once there is a little CPU/GPU load (only on Classic Windows skin without Aero.) Maybe the developer will fix it later, but at the minute its out of the question. Thanks anyway. – Apache – 2010-04-03T10:44:52.973

Also, if I copy something or just even put a load on my HDD, the worst usable switcher. Hope there are others out there. – Apache – 2010-04-03T15:04:55.057

Answer updated. – Hugh Allen – 2010-04-03T21:36:33.940

Thanks for the update and the list. Playing with "Dexpot" but not the best. All apps are way too slow. Seems like there is a need for a new one which is pure C based and uses native commands. – Apache – 2010-04-04T10:52:33.427

okay. Dexpot kills a bunch of hotkeys (like Pidgin). :/ – Apache – 2010-04-04T14:56:17.520

Sadly the help of yours didnt take me forward, but it was better than nothing. (Quite strange that a page with such/huge userbase.. and only one person tried.. well.. it happens). Anyway, you are the only one for the points, have fun. :) – Apache – 2010-04-09T15:03:55.613

@Fujishiro: I wanted to try M$ Intellipoint's "Instant Viewer" (which requires an M$ mouse) and actually asked a bounty question of my own (change USB vendor/product id) before realizing I had an old M$ mouse I could plug in :) What do you prefer about Instant Viewer vs. other progs? If you really like it, the cheapest M$ mouse is pretty affordable. – Hugh Allen – 2010-04-09T22:31:13.367

Yeah but I already got a Razer Lachesis mouse. Don't want to 'throw it out'. It costs a fortune. :/ If I would've known this, I'd rather buy a Microsoft mouse... but its too late. – Apache – 2010-04-10T06:11:43.360

I used TopDesk for quite a while in WinXP. It is fast and doesn't use Aero / WPF, and works even on relatively old PCs. Unfortunately, it is not free. They do have a demo though so you can play around with it to see if you like it.

h4rrydog

Posted 2010-03-06T08:53:48.937

Reputation: 176

Sorry its not really what I am looknig for, way too old. (Its ok for XP though.) – Apache – 2010-05-21T11:39:19.777