W/7 desktop: Where is this behavior set on/off?

[Al Dykes]

On the W/7 desktop, when I drag a panel part way across the screen it
snaps open to fill the entire screen which is not what I want.

What check box controls this behavior?

Thanks.



--
Al Dykes
News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail

 

[Trev]

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
> On the W/7 desktop, when I drag a panel part way across the screen it
> snaps open to fill the entire screen which is not what I want.
>
> What check box controls this behavior?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
When you Move a window to left or right edge It locks open to that size so
that you can have 2 windows open one at each side you can also do this by
pressing the window key and left or right arrow key presint them again will
unlock. If you don't want this to happen don't drag the window over That
far. I have To drag it half of the screen to do it.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Al.

In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly show
two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either such
maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
return that window to its previous size.

That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?

For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help and
Support)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Using Quicken Deluxe 2010 and Windows Live Mail in Win7 x64)

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
news:hr9bi1$nge$1@panix5.panix.com...
>
> On the W/7 desktop, when I drag a panel part way across the screen it
> snaps open to fill the entire screen which is not what I want.
>
> What check box controls this behavior?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> --
> Al Dykes

 

[Char Jackson]

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
wrote:

>Hi, Al.
>
>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly show
>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either such
>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>return that window to its previous size.
>
>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>
>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help and
>Support)
>
>RC

I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
that we have to work around it.

 

[Dave-UK]

"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi, Al.
>>
>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly show
>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either such
>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>return that window to its previous size.
>>
>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>
>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help and
>>Support)
>>
>>RC
>
> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
> that we have to work around it.
>

You disable it in:
Ease of Access Center
Make the mouse easier to use
Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged.

 

[Al Dykes]

In article <uridnfyLxLZAxkXWnZ2dnUVZ8rOdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Dave-UK <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>
>"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi, Al.
>>>
>>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly show
>>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either such
>>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>>return that window to its previous size.
>>>
>>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>>
>>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help and
>>>Support)
>>>
>>>RC
>>
>> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
>> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
>> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
>> that we have to work around it.
>>
>
>You disable it in:
>Ease of Access Center
>Make the mouse easier to use
>Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged.

Thanks
--
Al Dykes
News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:21:52 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi, Al.
>>
>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly show
>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either such
>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>return that window to its previous size.
>>
>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>
>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help and
>>Support)
>>
>>RC
>
> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
> that we have to work around it.

I use it all the time (translation: maybe once or twice a week) and find it
useful.

--
Gene E. Bloch

 

[Jeff Layman]

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
news:hr9pu1$af9$1@panix5.panix.com...
> In article <uridnfyLxLZAxkXWnZ2dnUVZ8rOdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> Dave-UK <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>>
>>"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi, Al.
>>>>
>>>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly
>>>>show
>>>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of
>>>>the
>>>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either
>>>>such
>>>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner
>>>>to
>>>>return that window to its previous size.
>>>>
>>>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>>>
>>>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help
>>>>and
>>>>Support)
>>>>
>>>>RC
>>>
>>> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
>>> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
>>> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
>>> that we have to work around it.
>>>
>>
>>You disable it in:
>>Ease of Access Center
>>Make the mouse easier to use
>>Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Al Dykes

It's just another one of the new "feetchas" that most people never use.

The main problem is not that these exist, but that Microsoft hides their
enabling/disabling in the most unobvious places. What has this do do with
ease of access, and what has this ease of access to do with making the mouse
easier to use?

--

Jeff

 

[Dave]

"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi, Al.
>>
>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly
>>show
>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either
>>such
>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>return that window to its previous size.
>>
>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>
>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help
>>and
>>Support)
>>
>>RC
>
> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
> that we have to work around it.
>

Speaking for myself only, I've found the side-to-side snap useful when
working with Word, Excel or other documents, when I need to reference
another document at the same time. I do a lot of Power Points for church,
and found it very useful when creating them. I've also found it handy when
working with files and have two Windows Explorers running at the same time.
Dave

 

[Scott]

Dave wrote:
>
> "Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
> news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Al.
>>>
>>> In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>> screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us
>>> quickly show
>>> two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of
>>> the
>>> screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After
>>> either such
>>> maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right
>>> corner to
>>> return that window to its previous size.
>>>
>>> That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>>
>>> For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start |
>>> Help and
>>> Support)
>>>
>>> RC
>>
>> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
>> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
>> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
>> that we have to work around it.
>>
>
> Speaking for myself only, I've found the side-to-side snap useful when
> working with Word, Excel or other documents, when I need to reference
> another document at the same time. I do a lot of Power Points for
> church, and found it very useful when creating them. I've also found it
> handy when working with files and have two Windows Explorers running at
> the same time.
> Dave

It will also be of more use on a widescreen monitor.

 

[Dave]

"Scott" <sws2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Dave wrote:
>>
>> "Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, Al.
>>>>
>>>> In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>>> screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly
>>>> show
>>>> two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of
>>>> the
>>>> screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either
>>>> such
>>>> maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner
>>>> to
>>>> return that window to its previous size.
>>>>
>>>> That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>>>
>>>> For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help
>>>> and
>>>> Support)
>>>>
>>>> RC
>>>
>>> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
>>> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
>>> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
>>> that we have to work around it.
>>>
>>
>> Speaking for myself only, I've found the side-to-side snap useful when
>> working with Word, Excel or other documents, when I need to reference
>> another document at the same time. I do a lot of Power Points for church,
>> and found it very useful when creating them. I've also found it handy
>> when working with files and have two Windows Explorers running at the
>> same time.
>> Dave
>
> It will also be of more use on a widescreen monitor.

Point well taken, I didn't consider this. I do have a widescreen 19" and
have to admit it could make a difference.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Char.

Count me as one of that "tiny percentage". ;^}

I don't use the Snap feature of Win7 every day, but, like Gene and Dave and
cj, I find it very handy sometimes - even on my 17" non-widescreen 1280x1024
LCD monitor. I've used it for comparing figures in an Excel spreadsheet to
numbers in Quicken, and for comparing Explorer lists to look for duplicate
files. And I've rarely - if ever - Snapped windows accidentally.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)

"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi, Al.
>>
>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly
>>show
>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either
>>such
>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>return that window to its previous size.
>>
>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>
>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help
>>and
>>Support)
>>
>>RC
>
> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
> that we have to work around it.

 

[Mad Ad]

"Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
news:TZKdndU_idb0FEXWnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>
> "Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
> news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi, Al.
>>>
>>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly
>>>show
>>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either
>>>such
>>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>>return that window to its previous size.
>>>
>>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>>
>>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help
>>>and
>>>Support)
>>>
>>>RC
>>
>> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
>> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
>> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
>> that we have to work around it.
>>
>
> Speaking for myself only, I've found the side-to-side snap useful when
> working with Word, Excel or other documents, when I need to reference
> another document at the same time. I do a lot of Power Points for church,
> and found it very useful when creating them. I've also found it handy when
> working with files and have two Windows Explorers running at the same
> time.
> Dave


Its troublesome, expecially those with fast mouse settings. Why not use a
modifier key to press if you want to lock it like that and leave it as
normal otherwise.

Is it used so much that 1 extra keypress would be intolerable?

 

[John Morrison]

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:01:27 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:

>"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi, Al.
>>>
>>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly show
>>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either such
>>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>>return that window to its previous size.
>>>
>>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>>
>>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help and
>>>Support)
>>
>> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
>> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
>> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
>> that we have to work around it.
>
>You disable it in:
>Ease of Access Center
>Make the mouse easier to use
>Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged.

I have Windows 7 with a 1680 x 1050 resolution monitor and when I drag a
Window it has never snapped to fill the screen. I can drag a Window
vertically and/or horizontally to exactly where I want it to be.

In my Control Panel the box next to the above setting wasn't ticked.
I've ticked the box now to see what happens next.
--

John

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:507 +1000, John Morrison wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:01:27 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>
>>"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi, Al.
>>>>
>>>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly show
>>>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either such
>>>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>>>return that window to its previous size.
>>>>
>>>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>>>
>>>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help and
>>>>Support)
>>>
>>> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
>>> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
>>> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
>>> that we have to work around it.
>>
>>You disable it in:
>>Ease of Access Center
>>Make the mouse easier to use
>>Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged.
>
> I have Windows 7 with a 1680 x 1050 resolution monitor and when I drag a
> Window it has never snapped to fill the screen. I can drag a Window
> vertically and/or horizontally to exactly where I want it to be.
>
> In my Control Panel the box next to the above setting wasn't ticked.
> I've ticked the box now to see what happens next.

Then either you have disabled snap-to, or you have never really dragged the
window to the top of the screen. Do it as though you are trying to push the
window off of the top of the monitor. Pull it back to restore it.

--
Gene E. Bloch

 

[Char Jackson]

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:01:27 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:

>
>"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>news:8ekgt5lbo35prrrqeo9fbm9sg92stitvh8@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:47 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi, Al.
>>>
>>>In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
>>>screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly show
>>>two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of the
>>>screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either such
>>>maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right corner to
>>>return that window to its previous size.
>>>
>>>That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>>>
>>>For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help and
>>>Support)
>>>
>>>RC
>>
>> I wonder what tiny percentage of people will find that snap feature
>> useful? I've seen the commercials, and it looks downright annoying to
>> me. Now you guys seem to say there's no easy way to disable it and
>> that we have to work around it.
>>
>
>You disable it in:
>Ease of Access Center
>Make the mouse easier to use
>Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged.

Excellent, thanks!

 

[bettablue]

"R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:1eudnR7TH-Dy3EXWnZ2dnUVZ_uednZ2d@posted.grandecom...
> Hi, Al.
>
> In Win7, when we drag a window to either the left or right edge of the
> screen, it snaps to fill that half of the screen. This lets us quickly
> show two open windows side by side. Dragging an open window to the top of
> the screen snaps it to Maximized, filling the entire screen. After either
> such maneuver, we can use the Restore down button in the upper right
> corner to return that window to its previous size.
>
> That is not exactly what you described. Is it what you meant?
>
> For more details, search for "snap" in Help and Support. (Start | Help
> and Support)
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> (Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Using Quicken Deluxe 2010 and Windows Live Mail in Win7 x64)
>
> "Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
> news:hr9bi1$nge$1@panix5.panix.com...
>>
>> On the W/7 desktop, when I drag a panel part way across the screen it
>> snaps open to fill the entire screen which is not what I want.
>>
>> What check box controls this behavior?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Al Dykes
>

urn off "snap"