FreeSnap 1.3

Ever try to size a window so it just touches the edge of the screen? It’s tedious (at least for me). FreeSnap permit you to without delay resize any window edge to the corresponding screen edge. Want that window to touch the right edge of the screen? Press and hold the left “Windows Key” (see illustration below) and press the right arrow. It’s just that simple. The number-pad keys work as well, regardless of the NumLock state. keyboard.png Thus, the window sizing keys are: Windows Key + Up Arrow snap top window edge Windows Key + Down Arrow snap bottom window edge Windows Key + Left Arrow snap left window edge Windows Key + Right Arrow snap right window edge The Home, End, PgUP, and PgDn keys move a window to the corresponding corner of the screen without resizing the window. I like to think of these as the “corner keys”. If you think about it, the number-pad makes an facile template for remembering how to size and move windows. The arrow keys size windows, and the corner keys (7,9,1,3) move windows to the corner of the screen. The “Plus” and “Minus” keys on the number-pad will resize the window to a specific dimension. The dimensions used are: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 1024 This is handy for seeing how your artwork will fit on standard size screens. The “5” key on the number-pad centerThe “5” key on the number-pad centers the window on the screen without resizing it. The number-pad “Enter” key will maximize the window when it is normal size and vice-versa. The “0” key will minimizes the window. When multiple monitors are detected, FreeSnap remaps the 5 key to move the window from one monitor to the next. FreeSnap has a undo as well. If you repeat the last command, it will undo that command. FreeSnap has an alternate set of keys that are further suitable for laptop users. The keys are: Windows Key + I snap top window edgem window edge Windows Key + J snap left window edge Windows Key + L snap right window edge Windows Key + T move window to top-left corner Windows Key + G move window to bottom-left corner Windows Key + Y move window to top-right corner Windows Key + H move window to bottom-Windows Key + H move window to bottom-right corner Windows Key + C center window Windows Key + Z grow windowdow Again, the key layout corresponds to the window edge and movement. The IKJL keys form a T much like the cursor arrow keys. The TGYH keys form a “block” where each corner corresponds to the window movement. Running FreeSnap You can start and stop FreeSnap by using the menu items. The only indication that FreeSnap has started is the brief banner that appears when you start it. There is no tray icon (heck, you probably have about 20 of those if you’re like me). The installation automatic places a shortcut to FreeSnap in the Startup folder. You can delete the shortcut if you don’t want FreeSnap to start automatically. Command Line Options If you don’t like the banner, you can add a “-nobanner” command line option to the shortcut to suppress it’s display. The “-noalternatekeys” option will suppress the alternate set of keys added for laptop users The “-stop” option will stop FreeSnap. Requirements * Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Windows Vista * A keyboard with the “Windows” key