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Window manager (WM) extensions for Microsoft Windows

License: Other

C++ 56.44% C 1.98% C# 41.58%

bwm's Introduction

Bright Window Manager (BWM)

What's it For?

BWM's purpose is to speed up the task of moving windows around by allowing you to perform operations like moving & re-sizing without needing to click on the titlebar or frame of the window (you hold down shortcut keys and then click anywhere in the Window).

What does it Do?

Window manager (WM) extensions for Windows:

Left-click and drag (anywhere in the window, not just the titlebar) with keyboard modifiers held down to move a window
Right-click and drag (anywhere in the window, not just the frame) with keyboard modifiers held down to resize a window
Double-left click with keyboard modifiers held down to maximise/restore a window
Double-right click with keyboard modifiers held down to minimise a window
Automatic "snapping" to the edges of the screen and other windows when moving or resizing

Keyboard modifers (and mouse button bindings) can be configured by selecting "Options" after right-clicking on the notification icon in the task area.

Moving Windows

Resizing Windows

Maximising/Restoring/Minimising Windows

Dependencies

You'll need

The installer should tell you about these, but I've found that it's not as reliable as would be desired.

History

This project was initially based on Markus Rollmann's project on CodeProject [1] - full credit to Markus for his work.

Development

You'll need

You can find an overview of how the application works here.

References

Original Project : http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2706/X-Window-Manager-like-dragging-and-resizing-of-win

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bwm's Issues

Add function to maximise/restore and minimise based on double-click

If the user double-clicks with the modifier keys held down, the window could be maximised (or a maximised window be restored). Double click of the other mouse button could be used to minimise the window.

Only snap to visible edges

Add Visual C++ Redistributable dependency to installer

The wmmouse.dll has a dependency on the Visual C++ RunTime DLL, so this needs to be installed for BWM to work.

Add about dialog

Support for touch interface

When using a touch interface, BWM works as expected when using the titlebar to move the window, but holding down the modifiers & dragging within the window doesn't result in the movement of the window.

Modifiers don't seem to work when dragging the titlebar of the window

When using the window move or resize functions holding the modifiers doesn't seem to invoke BWM. For window movement this isn't a huge issue, as the window moves in the usual way, but it doesn't exhibit the snapping functionality.

Right-click drag opens menu

When performing a right-click drag re-sizing operation, at the end of the operation (depending on the window), a context menu is opened, as if a right-click operation had been recognised.

Add snapping functionality

Add ability to snap windows to screen edges, other windows, etc.

Add "run at startup" option

Replace "Apply" on the options dialog with "OK"

Currently it applies the changes, but does not dismiss the dialog. The more expected behaviour is probably an "OK" button which applies the changes and dismisses window.

BWM doesn't seem to work with Internet Explorer windows

OK with Edge on Win10, but NOK with IE 10 on Win7 and IE 11 on Win10

Add an install package

Port front-end to C#

Microsoft are encouraging UI development using C# and managed code rather than C++ these days.

Feature suggestion : Panning within window

I propose that through either holding down a third key, or using the same combo but holding both mouse buttons maybe, it pans the window around within the window, ie in a minimized browser window the action moves the scrollbar positions in the x and Y so you can pan around the page.