Window snapping / edge resistance / edge attraction / whatever you want to call it

[bouteillebleu]

I've been using the computers in the Computer Labs a lot recently, what with practicals. In particular, I've been using the ones in the MPhil labs, which run Fedora with (I think) GNOME as the desktop manager.

Back on the Windows 2000 machine at home, I found I missed the nice feature from the lab computers where, when you resize or move windows, the edges of the window snap to the edges of the desktop or the edges of other windows as appropriate. Some programs, like Winamp, have this, but it's definitely not a standard feature of the OS.

A brief search found me a handy utility called allSnap, which I'm using now. It can't manage absolutely all windows (it wisely doesn't attempt to do anything with Winamp, for example, and can't snap Win2K dialog boxes to other windows), but it appears to manage most that you might need.

Comments

[reichsfreiherr.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the MPhil doings, btw .

[wererogue.livejournal.com]

If you have an nVidia graphics card, you can use the Desktop Manager settings to turn on "whatever you want to call it" ;)

[bouteillebleu.livejournal.com]

I have a GeForce 6600, so yup, I see an option for it. :)

It does only let you adjust it in 5 pixel steps, but it's true, it's in there.

I think I may stick with allSnap for the moment as that way I can keep most of the nVidia desktop stuff turned off and out of the way. But it is indeed good to know that.

[wererogue.livejournal.com]

Happy to help ;)