Windows snap assist tool5/15/2023 ![]() Use the "Install from file" button in System settings > Windows manager > KWin scripts.zip (green "Code" button > "Download as ZIP"), and rename file to. Delete current version of script and re-login to KDE Plasma.In order to install this script manually from GitHub, you'd need to: Snap groups are not persistent, and should be recreated after each reboot. Window is no longer considered snapped once it was closed or moved manually using the mouse (sometimes you need to do it twice to break it from the group). Group of snapped windows is remembered once you fill the layout using the assist. When you enable any of these options in the script settings, it will start tracking windows snapped via the script. Try to fit snapped window in group behind ( demo).On close snapped window, try to fill the area ( demo).Minimize/restore snapped windows together ( demo).Since version 1.4, there are also experimental snap group features: Ideas, suggestions, bugs reports and contributions to the project are welcome! Script also supports quarter and triple tiling: you can switch layouts with the Tab key or using the button in corner. To dismiss the assist, hit Escape key, press the close button or click anywhere on the empty area. ![]() You can select the window with mouse, as well as with arrow keys + Enter. It tries to replicate the famous Windows 10/11 feature of the same name.Īssist can be shown by dragging a window to the screen edge, as well as via default keyboard shortcuts ( super+arrows). I’m an avid bird photographer and traveler-I’ve been to 40 countries, many with great birds! Because I’m also a classical fan and former performer, I’ve reviewed streaming services that emphasize classical music.This KWin script for KDE Plasma suggests other window thumbnails on snap. I’ve attended trade shows of Microsoft, Google, and Apple and written about all of them and their products. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ExtremeTech, and before that I headed up PCMag’s enterprise software team, but I’m happy to be back in the more accessible realm of consumer software. I’ve been reviewing software for PCMag since 2008, and I still get a kick out of seeing what's new in video and photo editing software, and how operating systems change over time. I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine, the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft win and misstep up to the latest Windows 11. PC hardware is nice, but it’s not much use without innovative software. This actually already works in Windows 10, but in Windows 11 you get the new Snap Layout look and the feature mentioned next.Īlso as in Windows 10, you can drag a window title bar to a corner or edge of the display to take up exactly a half or a quarter of the screen real estate, but with Windows 11 you don’t need to drag it all the way to the edge or corner: An Acrylic outline of the snap position appears well before you get all the way to an edge or corner.Īfter you create a Snap Layout, you can see an app’s position within that arrangement (as long as the app supports Snap Layouts) via its Taskbar thumbnail, along with icons for the other apps in that Group: For example, to get a window to fit exactly in the top right quadrant of the screen, use Windows Key–Right Arrow followed by Windows Key–Up Arrow. If you don’t want a half-screen snap, you can use the Windows Key–Arrow combination on the next screen. Use Windows Key–Right Arrow (or whichever direction you want to snap the window towards) to move and resize a window in half. Here it’s the default blue, but it uses whatever color you chose in Settings > Personalization for your Accent color.Īn alternative way to use Snap Layouts is via the keyboard. You then hover the mouse cursor over the layout diagram onto the shape you want to fit your current application into. Microsoft recently announced a new layout option, three equal windows side-by-side or stacked, but that didn’t appear on my laptop, since it’s only designed for large screens of over 24 inches. The available options will depend on your screen dimensions on my test 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 running Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.176 with the display scale set to the recommended 150%, I only got the four choices shown above, with arrangements of two, three and four windows. ![]() However, you can still position them within a Snap Layout after starting the process with an app that supports the feature. In my testing, the Firefox and Spotify programs just showed the old Maximize option. Note that not every application supports this feature.
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