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List:       kwin
Subject:    Re: Feature: windows 7-snap to region management gestures
From:       "Lucas Murray" <lmurray () undefinedfire ! com>
Date:       2008-11-24 3:02:45
Message-ID: f09827650811231902t350735c0y4dc4373580e1ab0d () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Jud Craft <craftjml@gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone seen the Windows 7 demo videos with the fancy new panel and whatnot?
>
> One of the very interesting features are the improved window
> management gestures.  In particular,
>
> 1.  Dragging a window to the top of the screen maximizes it (not sure
> but what KWin might have this feature/or perhaps some other Linux
> window manager), and dragging away unmaximizes it.

I actually sometimes want to move a window to the top of the screen so
I can keep it up and read the window behind it. If it is added it
needs a setting.

> 2.  Dragging a window to the sides of the screen will dock that
> window, maximizing it to one-half of the screen-width.  This allows
> you to quick set two windows side-by-side.

A similar feature was added to the KWin tiling branch even before that
video was released, just instead of dragging you hit a shortcut on the
keyboard (Alt+A). If anyone wants to continue the tiling branch they
can add the drag shortcuts but once again it needs a setting.

> Now, #1 isn't that original, but feature #2 is window management gold.
>  There are hundreds of times I wish I had a quick way to set two
> windows side-by-side, whether reading documentation, or music
> management, or crazy web browsing sessions.
>
> Could a gesture like that be brought to Kwin in the future?  I know
> the 4.2 feature freeze has already been met, but perhaps for another
> release.  You'd still probably beat Windows 7 to market anyway. :)
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