align_window2
align_window2 aligns the window that has focus with the edges of the
display, and makes it span half, a third or all of the width and half
or all of the height of the display. This allows up to six windows to
be conveniently arranged on one monitor, without having to mess around
with the limited functionality of Tile Windows Vertically or Tile
Windows Horizontally.
It's designed for use with a hotkey program, such as AutoHotKey, so that you can do all of this from the keyboard.
download
align_window2.zip (program, source code, this file)
AutoHotKey installation
The official approved AutoHotKey configuration is as follows. Add this to your AutoHotKey INI file using the 'Edit This Script' option on AutoHotKey's right-click menu.
#Numpad1::Run c:\bin\align_window2 1 #Numpad2::Run c:\bin\align_window2 2 #Numpad3::Run c:\bin\align_window2 3 #Numpad4::Run c:\bin\align_window2 4 #Numpad5::Run c:\bin\align_window2 5 #Numpad6::Run c:\bin\align_window2 6 #Numpad7::Run c:\bin\align_window2 7 #Numpad8::Run c:\bin\align_window2 8 #Numpad9::Run c:\bin\align_window2 9 #NumpadEnd::Run c:\bin\align_window2 1 #NumpadDown::Run c:\bin\align_window2 2 #NumpadPgDn::Run c:\bin\align_window2 3 #NumpadLeft::Run c:\bin\align_window2 4 #NumpadClear::Run c:\bin\align_window2 5 #NumpadRight::Run c:\bin\align_window2 6 #NumpadHome::Run c:\bin\align_window2 7 #NumpadUp::Run c:\bin\align_window2 8 #NumpadPgUp::Run c:\bin\align_window2 9 ^#Numpad1::Run c:\bin\align_window2 1w ^#Numpad2::Run c:\bin\align_window2 2w ^#Numpad3::Run c:\bin\align_window2 3w ^#Numpad4::Run c:\bin\align_window2 4w ^#Numpad5::Run c:\bin\align_window2 5w ^#Numpad6::Run c:\bin\align_window2 6w ^#Numpad7::Run c:\bin\align_window2 7w ^#Numpad8::Run c:\bin\align_window2 8w ^#Numpad9::Run c:\bin\align_window2 9w ^#NumpadEnd::Run c:\bin\align_window2 1w ^#NumpadDown::Run c:\bin\align_window2 2w ^#NumpadPgDn::Run c:\bin\align_window2 3w ^#NumpadLeft::Run c:\bin\align_window2 4w ^#NumpadClear::Run c:\bin\align_window2 5w ^#NumpadRight::Run c:\bin\align_window2 6w ^#NumpadHome::Run c:\bin\align_window2 7w ^#NumpadUp::Run c:\bin\align_window2 8w ^#NumpadPgUp::Run c:\bin\align_window2 9w
Hold down the Windows key and press a key on the numeric keypad to move the window to one of the predefined positions, corresponding to the position of that key on the keypad:
| 7 - left half, top half | 8 - full width, top half | 9 - right half, top half |
| 4 - left, full height | 5 - maximized | 6 - right half, full height |
| 1 - left half, bottom half | 2 - full width, bottom half | 2 - right half, bottom half |
Hold down Ctrl+Windows key and press a key on the numeric keypad to move the window to one of the predefined "widescreen" positions. The principle is the same, but these positions are better for some programs when using a high-res widescreen monitor:
| 7 - left third, top half | 8 - middle third, top half | 9 - right third, top half |
| 4 - left third, full height | 5 - middle third, full height | 6 - right third, full height |
| 1 - left third, bottom half | 2 - middle third, bottom half | 2 - right third, bottom half |
(Widescreen mode is intended for use with widescreen monitors, but it's just a name – it can be used with any size of monitor.)
known bugs
- Windows that don't resize aren't handled perfectly.
- No support for leaving window size alone, e.g., for console windows.