Release: AeroSnapPlus V2.0

[Lamron]

Windows 7 has a new function called Aero Snap. If you drag a window to the left or right edges of your screen, it automatically resizes to fill that half of the screen. It is intended to let you easily open two items side by side on a wide-screen monitor. It also maximizes windows dragged to the top.

It works fine, but has two big limitations. First, if you're using two monitors, the snap triggered by the right edge of the desktop, not the monitor. So its pretty useless if you're trying to put something on the right half of the left monitor. Second, splitting in half isn't the ideal division of the monitor. One thing you'd probably want to use it with is your internet browser. Even on a large 1920 wide screen, half is 960. Quite a bit narrower than the minimum 1024 (or 1280) needed to show most websites.


So... I decided to write an entirely new program to handle the snap feature.

AeroSnapPlus V1.0 is designed to work in XP, Vista, and Win7.
If you have Win7, you'll need to disable the original Aero Snap feature first. ( Instructions )

AeroSnapPlus V1.0 Features:
- Left or Right edge resizes to half screen.
- Uses edge of primary MONITOR instead of desktop.
- Top edge maximizes.
- Top Left and Top Right corners resize to custom user-defined split point.
- On-screen outlines to show where your window will be resized.



You can move the slider to pick any split point (allowable range auto-adjusts for your monitor's resolution). Or you can simulate any common monitor width by selecting from the pull-down. The program uses system information to set the correct border allowance for your OS. (For example: simulating a 1280 monitor fullscreen requires a 1298 window in Win7.)


Download Here: AeroSnapPlusV1

V2.0 (under development) will add full support for screen dividing functions on a secondary monitor.



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This is the most complex stand-alone program I've written so far. I was using VBScript for utilities, but its functionality was limited for what I wanted. So I've switched to AutoHotKey, a much more flexible scripting language.

I would appreciate feedback on the usefullness of this program and any bugs found.

[Lamron]

UPDATE: V1.2

Delete V1 and replace.

Download here: AeroSnapPlus V1.2



New Features:

- Checkbox option to automatically start at Windows boot.
- Option to reverse function of edges and corners. With this checked, the left and right edges use the custom split point and the top corners split the screen in half.

[RedRock]

Interesting. I think I'll let you work more of the bugs, if any, out first before I crash my old work PC with it, though.

[Lamron]

UPDATE: V2.0

Delete earlier versions and replace.

Download: AeroSnapPlus V2.0



New Features:

- Secondary monitor support. All resizing functions work correctly on a secondary monitor now with independantly set split points for each screen. The trigger areas have been enlarged slightly to make them easier to hit where the screens come together. The settings window automatically changes for one/two monitor systems.

- ALT + Left Click any window title to make it semi-transparent. Useful if you need to read something off the bottom window while still working on the top. Click again to return to normal.

- ALT + Right Click almost any window title to roll the window up into the title bar. Some windows have a system-set minimum height that will prevent a full rollup. Click again to restore to previous size.

- Option to disable ALT clicks, in case you have some other utility that conflicts. Checking Disable or exiting AeroSnapPlus will restore any windows that are transparent or rolled up.

- All of the coding has been reworked to minimize memory usage and lower CPU usage to nearly zero.