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Just discovered something nice about Win7

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  • R Ron Beyer

    Are you saying that this is a bug? This is an advertised feature of Win7, it doesn't do it in the horizontal because of the way the desktop resolution is managed (expand on one display or entire desktop? This requires a question, so it isn't implemented).

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    Bassam Abdul Baki
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    Not a bug, an incomplete feature. They could always allow you to double-click to fill the screen sideways, then double-click again to expand in the same direction to the next monitor. Having multiple monitors is not the end of the world.

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    • P Peter_in_2780

      Ummm no. While desktop expansion might be horizontal by default, many of us, myself included, use vertically stacked monitors to expand the desktop. Cheers, Peter

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      Bassam Abdul Baki
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      I stack my monitors diagonally. :D

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      • R Ron Beyer

        If you didn't know about that one, do you know if you grab a window by the title bar and shake it with your mouse, all the other windows minimize? :)

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        Bassam Abdul Baki
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        Just tried it in Win 8. Damn! I did not know that. Useless I think since I prefer the show desktop (Alt+Tab or shortcut) version better.

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          If you double click the top or bottom of a window which you have the Up-Down arrow cursor, it snaps to full height, without affecting the width. Nice! Unfortunately, it doesn't work for the sides...ho hum.

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          Johnny J
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          Unfortunately, I have already moved on to Windows 8. Have yet to discover something nice about that... :sigh:

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            If MS made a chocolate bar it would probably have excellent chocolate outside, and a breezeblock in the center... :sigh: Then in version 8 they would replace the chocolate with marmite / vegemite - but make the breezeblock smaller.

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            OriginalGriff wrote:

            excellent chocolate outside, and a pastel-coloured breezeblock in the center...

            Accuracy in all things, dear boy.

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            • B Bassam Abdul Baki

              I stack my monitors diagonally. :D

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              I find I have less problems if the monitor with my e-mail client is stacked facing away from me.

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                If you double click the top or bottom of a window which you have the Up-Down arrow cursor, it snaps to full height, without affecting the width. Nice! Unfortunately, it doesn't work for the sides...ho hum.

                The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

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                It took me a while to realise you meant the sizing cursor. I kept clicking my mouse wheel to get the scroll-arrow thingummy. Monday morning must be late, this week.

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                • L Lost User

                  OriginalGriff wrote:

                  Unfortunately, it doesn't work for the sides...ho hum.

                  Not sure if I understand exactly what you are trying to do. But try Windows Key + Left Arrow and Windows Key + Right Arrow on a non maximised window.

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                  No, those are really handy (particularly when copying files around), but that fills that half of the screen with the window. The equivalent of this would make the window full width, but leave the height unchanged.

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                  • J Johnny J

                    Unfortunately, I have already moved on to Windows 8. Have yet to discover something nice about that... :sigh:

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                    It turns off. (When you eventually give up, and google to find out how. :sigh: )

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      It turns off. (When you eventually give up, and google to find out how. :sigh: )

                      The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

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                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                      When you eventually give up, and google to find out how

                      LOL :laugh: - The first time I started up Windows 8 and saw the Metro UI, I had to ask one of my colleagues (who had had it slightly longer) how to get into the normal desktop. MS FAIL if you ask me (which you didn't of course)!

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