I have to say, my favorite feature so far is virtual desktops. They are absolutely killer on my Surface Pro 3. I have a couple of suggestions, though, and I was wondering if others felt the same.
Ctrl+Win+F4 is Awkward
Creating a virtual desktop is easy: Ctrl+Win+D. Closing one with a Type Cover, however, is awkward, the reason being it does not have dedicated function keys. So I need to contort my left hand to hit Ctrl+Win+F4 (my hands aren't small but they aren't large either) while my right hand holds the Fn key. I imagine other laptops might be in a similar situation. Seeing as how the virtual desktop feature really shines on a laptop / 2-in-1 w/ keyboard I think the shortcut to close a desktop should be easier to hit. I'd even settle for Alt+Win+F4 - since Alt+F4 closes the current application, Alt+Win+F4 closing the desktop kinda makes sense. More important, though, is there is an Alt key next to Fn, so I can hit Alt+Fn with my right hand and Win+F4 with my left.
Change Desktops via Trackpad
We really need a trackpad swipe to change desktops. Ctrl+Win+Arrow is great, but sometimes I'm already on the trackpad. I personally don't use the current 3-finger swipe, I find it jarring and kinda buggy. I'd love to replace it with switching desktops instead. If not, maybe 4-finger swipe? Just give us something
Switch Animation Needs a Little Love
Minor gripe, but the animation switching between desktops seems a little abrupt. Maybe slow it down a tad and give it a slight motion blur? I'm not sure. I just doesn't seem as smooth as it could be.
Allow Full Screen Apps to Open in New Desktop
This is mainly for desktop applications that have full-screen modes (not simply maximized windows), like IE/Firefox/Chrome, IntelliJ, Sublime Edit, etc, but could also be useful for Modern apps such as Video, Netflix, and Hulu. Basically, if an app starts up full-screen, have an option (opt-in maybe) so that it loads in a new desktop. From what I understand OSX does this, and it's crazy useful (especially for developers). Currently I've been doing it manually - create a desktop and start IntelliJ, create another desktop and start Firefox, etc.
Anyway, love the feature. Anyone else have anything they'd like to add?
Ctrl+Win+F4 is Awkward
Creating a virtual desktop is easy: Ctrl+Win+D. Closing one with a Type Cover, however, is awkward, the reason being it does not have dedicated function keys. So I need to contort my left hand to hit Ctrl+Win+F4 (my hands aren't small but they aren't large either) while my right hand holds the Fn key. I imagine other laptops might be in a similar situation. Seeing as how the virtual desktop feature really shines on a laptop / 2-in-1 w/ keyboard I think the shortcut to close a desktop should be easier to hit. I'd even settle for Alt+Win+F4 - since Alt+F4 closes the current application, Alt+Win+F4 closing the desktop kinda makes sense. More important, though, is there is an Alt key next to Fn, so I can hit Alt+Fn with my right hand and Win+F4 with my left.
Change Desktops via Trackpad
We really need a trackpad swipe to change desktops. Ctrl+Win+Arrow is great, but sometimes I'm already on the trackpad. I personally don't use the current 3-finger swipe, I find it jarring and kinda buggy. I'd love to replace it with switching desktops instead. If not, maybe 4-finger swipe? Just give us something
Switch Animation Needs a Little Love
Minor gripe, but the animation switching between desktops seems a little abrupt. Maybe slow it down a tad and give it a slight motion blur? I'm not sure. I just doesn't seem as smooth as it could be.
Allow Full Screen Apps to Open in New Desktop
This is mainly for desktop applications that have full-screen modes (not simply maximized windows), like IE/Firefox/Chrome, IntelliJ, Sublime Edit, etc, but could also be useful for Modern apps such as Video, Netflix, and Hulu. Basically, if an app starts up full-screen, have an option (opt-in maybe) so that it loads in a new desktop. From what I understand OSX does this, and it's crazy useful (especially for developers). Currently I've been doing it manually - create a desktop and start IntelliJ, create another desktop and start Firefox, etc.
Anyway, love the feature. Anyone else have anything they'd like to add?