JimH
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« on: March 18, 2012, 06:56:21 PM » |
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Mike,
I am running Qimage Ultimate on Windows 7 64-bit. I notice that the window resizing behavior does not seem to follow the convention in which dragging up to the top of the screen causes the window to go full size and dragging to the sides fills half the screen. Other programs do work this way on my computer, including your Profile Prism.
I did a search but did not find anything on the site that addresses this. Is this what you intended or is this a minor bug?
Jim H.
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Terry-M
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2012, 10:18:27 PM » |
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Hi Jim,
You can re-size the window by dragging any corner when the button between the minimise & exit buttons is clicked such that a single rectangle shows in the button. If the button is clicked to maximise the window and a double rectangle shows, the window can be resized from the bottom right corner where there are some small diagonal lines.
This seems pretty standard to me ( just like Explorer) except for the additional feature that enables resize when the window is maximised.
Terry
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JimH
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2012, 10:45:48 PM » |
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Terry-M,
Perhaps I was not clear but you have missed the point entirely.
I have no problem with clicking buttons and dragging corners to re-size. I was referring to the Windows 7 feature that allows one to maximize window size to fill the screen by dragging the top bar to the top screen edge and also to fill either the left or right half screen by dragging to the left or right edge. On my installation this does not work with Qimage Ultimate.
Jim H.
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Terry-M
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2012, 07:50:31 AM » |
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Perhaps I was not clear No. I was referring to the Windows 7 feature that allows one to maximize window size to fill the screen by dragging the top bar to the top screen edge and also to fill either the left or right half screen by dragging to the left or right edge. I cannot get what you describe to work on any window, QU or otherwise; is it some feature that has to be set in W7? EDIT. This feature does not work on my W7 set up for some reason despite it not being disabled in Control Panel - Ease of Access. Not that it bothers me, I would not want it to work like that! Terry |
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« Last Edit: March 19, 2012, 08:32:29 AM by Terry-M »
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Fred A
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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2012, 09:36:45 AM » |
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have no problem with clicking buttons and dragging corners to re-size. I was referring to the Windows 7 feature that allows one to maximize window size to fill the screen by dragging the top bar to the top screen edge and also to fill either the left or right half screen by dragging to the left or right edge. On my installation this does not work with Qimage Ultimate.
Terry had to step out for a while so he asked me to help here. I can do anything with the Qimage screen that you asked for. I can pull the top bar down a little so I have room to let Windows make the two headed arrow and I can drag it smaller or larger from the top, either side, or the bottom. I'll have to talk with Terry later to see what he means that the feature doesn't work. Fred |
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mburke
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« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2012, 12:17:14 PM » |
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Jim,
I use this feature quite a bit. Checkbook on one side, bank statement on other (plus some others). I'm not sure why I'd use it with Qimage, unless I would have Qimage and some photo editing program open at the same time. I can get all my other programs to work the way you describe but not Qimage. I have W7 64 bit, I7 quad processor. Interesting...
Mike
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Fred A
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« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2012, 12:28:27 PM » |
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'm not sure why I'd use it with Qimage, unless I would have Qimage and some photo editing program open at the same time. I can get all my other programs to work the way you describe but not Qimage. I have W7 64 bit, I7 quad processor. Interesting...
Mike Once in a while, I might want to copy a couple of filters and images to a thumb drive, and I want to see the thumbs screen in Q to get the correct images, and see the thumb drive at the same time, and the folder with the images. I'll drag Q's screen to make room. Most of the time, I'll use a half size screen of the Thumb drive, with a window of the current folder of Qimage too, on top of the Q thumbs. Fred |
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JimH
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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2012, 02:26:21 PM » |
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Hi, All, Since Terry-M says I was not clear in my original post (although I think I really was), what I am referring to here is the Windows 7 Snap feature which you can read about here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/snapI can do anything with the Qimage screen that you asked for. Fred, from your description following this quote, I can't tell whether you are saying the Snap feature works for you with QU or not. I am happy to see that mburke confirms what I am saying. Not that it bothers me, I would not want it to work like that! Everybody has his preferences and that's why they let you turn Snap on or off. Like mburke, I do use this feature quite a bit. I don't use the "side-by-side" windows much but I do find it very handy to grab the top bar and pull it down to expose other windows or icons on the desktop and then to pull back up when I want full screen again. This is, to me, easier then using the upper right buttons. This is especially so for QU because the re-sizing buttons for QU are smaller and less easy to use than on most other Windows programs. Obviously, this is not a huge deal because I have lived with it a while without inquiring. However, it would seem to me that Mike would want QU to follow standard windows behavior and it would appear that it doesn't. I'm anxious to hear Mike's comment on this. Jim H. |
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Terry-M
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« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2012, 03:00:36 PM » |
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I cannot get what you describe to work on any window, QU or otherwise; is it some feature that has to be set in W7?
EDIT. This feature does not work on my W7 set up for some reason despite it not being disabled in Control Panel - Ease of Access. OK. Got it to work except on QU. I was not dragging the window far enough upwards for it to maximise. I have to drag a window sideways a long way for it to work!  I've been on W7 for a couple of years now but never new that was a feature  I don't see much advantage of the maximise feature but the side-by-side mode seems useful but I still think it's a little clumsy. MS say: "Snap is a quick (and fun) new way to resize open windows, simply by dragging them to the edges of your screen." I don't think "and fun" is a good reason for any utilitarian feature. I note the MS information says "Snap might not work on some programs that have custom window behaviours." This is obviously the case with QU where the main window becomes useless if made to fit only half the screen. Terry |
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JimH
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« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2012, 03:20:47 PM » |
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Terry-M, I don't see much advantage of the maximise feature but the side-by-side mode seems useful but I still think it's a little clumsy. As I said earlier, to each his own. To me the maximize feature is the most useful. I use the side-by-side feature rarely but I find myself using the reduce/maximize function on a regular basis. Regarding the side-by-side operation, mburke gave a good example of how it might be useful (check book on one side and bank statement on the other). To use the Snap function to do this is much easier than manually re-sizing the two windows. The key to getting the side snap to work is to grab and drag until the mouse pointer reaches the edge of the screen. I note the MS information says "Snap might not work on some programs that have custom window behaviours." This is obviously the case with QU where the main window becomes useless if made to fit only half the screen. You seem to be concentrating on the side-by-side feature. I agree that one wouldn't use Qimage on half the screen. The problem with Qimage is that the snap feature doesn't work at all and that is what Microsoft is saying. Apparently Qimage has one of those "custom window behaviors". Cheers, Jim H. |
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dschuh
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« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2012, 05:05:39 PM » |
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Jim,
Interestingly enough holding the "windows" key down and tapping either left or right arrow keys will snap left or right for me (on Qimage Professional). repeated tapping of the left or right arrows "cycles" through left or right snaps. Taping the up or down arrows while holding the "windows" key usually maximizes or minimizes for me in Win 7 but does not with QI Professional. Hope this helps.
Dave
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JimH
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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2012, 05:58:42 PM » |
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Dave,
Thanks for the info. I'm only recently getting acquainted with using the windows key. I'll play around with this on my computer.
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I checked behavior of Qimage Ultimate and it behaves as you describe. Window Key + left/right arrows works but the up/down arrows doesn't.
Jim H.
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« Last Edit: March 19, 2012, 06:35:07 PM by JimH »
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