Magnetic Window Edge

[newfoundpower09]

Anyone who is familiar with the Gnome Desktop on Ubuntu Linux should have noticed a certain characteristic about the windows. When a window is moved sufficiently close to another window, to any task-bar, or to the edge of the screen, the edge of the active window snaps to the other object and gives the slightest bit of resistance when pulled away. It is as if the windows are slightly "magnetic." This is very helpful when aligning windows and organizing workspaces. The Windows program called Steam behaves the same way, as do the Windows 7 desktop gadgets. This is how I would like all windows to behave in future Microsoft Windows releases, but I don't know how to go about suggesting this to a Microsoft representative.

I am not a software developer, so I cannot program this functionality into Aero, or I most definitely would. It shouldn't be that difficult though, especially for an experienced programmer. Just thought I'd open this up for discussion.

[AlanHo]

I don't see the point of this feature. Windows is already stuffed full with gizmos, gadgets and features which makes it a rather bloated OS. Adding more frivolity will only make the situation worse.

Each to his own.

I suppose one solution would be for Microsoft to provide a bare bones OS with minimal features - to which individuals could add extra features from a pick list to suit their tastes. Your idea could be one of the options.

[MANEMAN]

Hi, and welcome. (No I didn't mean you Alan. :P )

There is every possibility that such things as you suggest may be available in the next release of Windows.

I haven't done much research in that area because I'm still trying to get to grips with Windows 95. :)

I jest. - Here are a few links that may interest you.

/>http://windows8news.com/

/>http://windows8center.com/

/>http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/windows-8-everything-you-need-to-know-701764

Actually Alan's idea of a bare bones system is not such a bad one. But let's leave Microsoft alone for a while. It's taken them years to get Windows 7 right. Dont push 'em too hard or we will be back to ME and Vista again !! :0

The only way to get a Windows bare bones at the moment is to start to reverse engineer everything.

I have tried it with XP, and it works out well.

See here:

/>http://www.nliteos.com/nlite.html

/>http://www.vlite.net/about.html

Just thought I'd open this up for discussion.

Thanks for doing so. Any discussion is better than no discussion.

A lot of people here seem to be more interested in spending time at the pub these days. :P

John.