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Don't dismiss the idea because you can't see yourself using it. Thanks for the link autumnmist, this is exactly what I'm looking for. I only wish you could use the mouse to move the windows, as Windows 7 allows you to do. I'd rather use a mouse to interact with my computer, rather than hotkeys.

Thanks for testing it with SL Ace! I actually don't use it myself, but my boyfriend does. He says the developer of SizeUp is really responsive, so you could try emailing and see what the dev has to say. Perhaps you can't invoke this interaction paradigm because mouse input is more controlled than keyboard interaction? To be completely honest, I am not at all familiar with OS X programming limitations. In Win32, we could hook everything.

Is it impossible to hook mouse movement with OS X? Or is the idea of 'hooking' input an artifact of Win32 development It's definitely possible. The issue I see though is that it could conflict with Spaces. How does it know whether to changes spaces or pin the window? If you often have multiple applications open such as Word and Excel while you work, you probably spend a lot of time moving windows around to see what going on.

This is usually faster than minimizing the window to the taskbar for just a few seconds before having to restore the window again.

With Aero Snap enabled, many users find that this feature actually slows them down when they accidently move a window too far to the top, left, or right of the screen. Founder of Help Desk Geek and managing editor.

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Best Linux Laptops. Best Wireless iPhone Earbuds. Best Bluetooth Trackers. Best eReaders. Best VPN. Browse All News Articles. Windows 11 Uninstall Clock. Teams Walkie-Talkie. This feature allows you to arrange open windows, including maximizing and resizing, just by dragging and dropping a window to different edges of the screen. When a window is dragged to the correct position, a ripple effect will emanate from the cursor and you'll see an animated outline of the window instantly appear in its new position.

As soon as you release the mouse button, the window will snap to that position. For example, you can maximize a window in Windows 7 by clicking and dragging its title bar to the top of the screen.

To restore a maximized window, just click and drag the title bar toward the middle of the screen. To position a window on half of the screen, just click and drag the title bar toward the left or right side of the screen. The further to the right or left side of the title bar that you click and drag, the quicker the snap occurs. To stretch a window that is in the middle of the screen so that it spans from the top to the bottom, just click the bottom or top edge and drag toward the bottom or top of the screen.