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Title: Dragging drawers off the edge of workbench
Post by: Boot_WB on July 03, 2006, 01:39:48 PM

As the title suggests.  

A while back someone mentioned a utility on Aminet which allowed drawers to be dragged off the edge of the visible workbench (as is possible on a MS windows screen) - thus allowing you to move drawers out of the way more completely.

Anyone know what it's called?

Have done a few keyword searches, but eliciting nothing thus far.

Thanks


Rich

Title: Re: Dragging drawers off the edge of workbench
Post by: MrZammler on July 03, 2006, 01:55:37 PM

Hmm, drawers? Do you mean windows? Then powerwindows on aminet might be what you're looking for.

Title: Re: Dragging drawers off the edge of workbench
Post by: Boot_WB on July 03, 2006, 02:22:08 PM

Thanks, downloading now.

Yes windows - switching between MS WXP and AOS always 8ugger5 up my terminology.

Thanks

Title: Re: Dragging drawers off the edge of workbench
Post by: mr_a500 on July 03, 2006, 07:14:06 PM

You actually like dragging windows off screen? That is one of the things I hate about other operating systems. I wish I could find a way to make other operating systems NOT move windows off screen.

The ultimate worst was the Windows NT bug that caused Task Manager to gradually work its way to the top of the screen after opening a few times and move off the top, making it impossible for you to access the gadgets and menu.

Title: Re: Dragging drawers off the edge of workbench
Post by: AmigaMance on July 03, 2006, 08:30:35 PM

 I tried PowerWindows once. It does the job but it made my workbench slower, so i dump it.

Title: Re: Dragging drawers off the edge of workbench
Post by: Amigaz on July 03, 2006, 09:14:25 PM

mmm..PowerWindowsNG
Works like a charm here, also let's you iconify windows and have soldid moving windows which I can't only get working on my A4000D with Cybervision 64 and CGX 4..it refuses to work on my Mediator and P96

Title: Re: Dragging drawers off the edge of workbench
Post by: Amigaz on July 03, 2006, 09:17:26 PM

Here's a grab from my A4000D with a windows moved out of screen

(http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/4599/grab21qj.jpg)

Title: Re: Dragging drawers off the edge of workbench
Post by: Boot_WB on July 04, 2006, 10:27:42 AM

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mr_a500 wrote:
You actually like dragging windows off screen?

Like is perhaps the wrong term.  Find useful?  Yes the extra space is useful.

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The ultimate worst was the Windows NT bug that caused Task Manager to gradually work its way to the top of the screen after opening a few times and move off the top, making it impossible for you to access the gadgets and menu.

That was a long time ago.

Looks like Powerwondows will take quite a bit of cofiguring anyway, so it remains a curious toy for now at least, until I can spare it the time.