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Group two windows so they get focus together. Possible?
Curt:
Their $10 TaskLayout is also to be found via http://www.task-space.com/
TaskLayout is a small Windows utility which allows to save/restore the desktop layout(a set of specified apps/windows with corresponding positions on the screen) in just a few clicks.
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MilesAhead:
Their $10 TaskLayout is also to be found via http://www.task-space.com/
TaskLayout is a small Windows utility which allows to save/restore the desktop layout(a set of specified apps/windows with corresponding positions on the screen) in just a few clicks.
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-Curt (November 29, 2014, 04:46 PM)
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I wonder if WinSize2 might do the same. Although it may take more work to set up your desktop.
cshnik:
I wonder if WinSize2 might do the same. Although it may take more work to set up your desktop.
-MilesAhead (November 30, 2014, 09:47 AM)
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The main point of TaskLayout(TL) is to save a set of running apps(and/or opened shell windows) with corresponding positions on the screen to file on disk. When TL restores desktop layout from this file it searches for specified windows/apps running on the desktop. If required application is not found TL will start it using the same command line as it was originally specified. The next step is to restore windows positions on the screen respecting their original size, state and Z-order.
Special handling for shell windows was implemented in TL to allow user to restore properly navigated windows (e.g. folder path C:\, special folders "Control Panel", "Administrative tools").
By the way, restoring of the layout will pick up opened shell windows and reuse them as a part of this layout.
Now you can see that window resizing is only the part of TL's functionality. :)
IainB:
I just opened up 2 Windows Explorer windows, then did a Win+Left key to one and a Win+Right key to the other, then set each screen as topmost using Autohotkey:
--- Code: Autohotkey ---^>+T:: ; Ctrl+RightShift+T - OnTop - TOGGLE FUNCTION WinGetTitle,title,A ; this code cribbed from MilesAhead (DonationCoder) TopMost Toggle script. WinSet,Topmost,Toggle,A ; toggle TopMost state WinGet, ExStyle, ExStyle, A ; DLLCALL to tell if window AlwaysOnTop if (ExStyle & 0x8) ; 0x8 is WS_EX_TOPMOST. tiptext := "Topmost ON" else tiptext := "Topmost OFF" ToolTip,%tiptext% Sleep, 500 ToolTip Return
Is that the sort of thing wanted in the OP? I know it doesn't make the two screens "sticky" to each other.
You can "Peek" under each window using another bit of Autohotkey script.
By the way, I have remapped my keyboard's Right Shift key to the CapsLock key (using Microsoft's remapkey).
MilesAhead:
I wonder if WinSize2 might do the same. Although it may take more work to set up your desktop.
-MilesAhead (November 30, 2014, 09:47 AM)
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The main point of TaskLayout(TL) is to save a set of running apps(and/or opened shell windows) with corresponding positions on the screen to file on disk. When TL restores desktop layout from this file it searches for specified windows/apps running on the desktop. If required application is not found TL will start it using the same command line as it was originally specified. The next step is to restore windows positions on the screen respecting their original size, state and Z-order.
Special handling for shell windows was implemented in TL to allow user to restore properly navigated windows (e.g. folder path C:\, special folders "Control Panel", "Administrative tools").
By the way, restoring of the layout will pick up opened shell windows and reuse them as a part of this layout.
Now you can see that window resizing is only the part of TL's functionality. :)
-cshnik (November 30, 2014, 11:04 AM)
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I understand the specialized function. WinSize2 is a more general purpose resizer. But if for some reason the Layout program is not desired one may hack some things together with WinSize2 and perhaps a helper batch or program. I haven't used WinSize2 in depth. So I'm not sure how much work is involved. TL sounds like a nice utility for those who want a consistent work panel of applications. I don't work that way so have no real incentive to try it though.
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