Comments on: Guide: Windows 7 Tricks

By: nick

nick — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:50 +0000

damn i wish i could use proper tiling like dwm for linux (and the 20mb idle system usage of ram but hey its windows)

By: pik

pik — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:45:35 +0000

true !

does anybody know how to pile the windows of the same application ? with xp you could right click on the app-window(s)-icon on the task bar and say "tile.."

I used to do it with browsers to have say 10 little browsers windows that self refresh (watching streamed quotes)…

By: Firdouss

Firdouss — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:31:35 +0000

@Jonathan

That trick can already work in Windows Vista (i think it’s called Windows Flip or something like that). But yeah, thanks for reminding!

By: Jonathan Lackman

Jonathan Lackman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:38:18 +0000

Most are used to the alt/tab to cycle through open applications, but there is a cooler method in Windows 7. If your pc has a “windows” button, use the windows button/tab to cycle through open applications in a cool, circular slideshow presentation. It’s hard to explain, but try it and it’s pretty slick. Found it by accident.

By: Mashed Buddha

Mashed Buddha — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:48:45 +0000

lol I spoke three seconds too soon. The same search which brought me here revealed a page that said “right click on the taskbar and choose show windows stacked” where I also discovered “show windows side by side” – may not be automatic and they are always maximized to their equal space, but good enough. Anyways thanks for the shake trick, that one was new to me.

By: Mashed Buddha

Mashed Buddha — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:44:16 +0000

Funny how I am JUST learning this option to tile your windows in XP and I JUST switched to Windows 7. While I like the drag to the side of the screen trick, equally fitting two windows, I want more. I wish each window I open did NOT just open on top of one another cascade style. It would be great if I for example have a folder window open in a neat box somewhere on the screen, then I open my C drive and that window (which is normally opening in the same size cascaded on top of the first folder window) then opened the same size right next to the other window. Too unorganized a feature for an OS I suppose. What about a third window, if there’s not enough room? Maybe it could be smart enough to take up what’s left of the screen real estate, perhaps only adjusting height. A windows tweaker must do something like this….

By: eldy

eldy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:09:48 +0000

I currently use the fake one .. I mean the transformation package .. nice !! Hahaha !!

By: Joe Schmoe

Joe Schmoe — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:54:50 +0000

This is not true – “Prior to Windows 7, you have to either manually re-size the windows to tile nicely on the screen, or minimize all other windows, left the 2 open and tell windows to tile them.”. In XP hold down CTRL and select the windows you wish to tile from the task bar. Then right-click one of the resulting selection and choose your tile option. Windows 7 seems a step back to me as it appears that you can only tile a maximum of two windows. But both are still better than OSX (shudder) which has no tiling options AT ALL.

By: BlackHowling

BlackHowling — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:54:18 +0000

I’m so going to buy Windows 7! Home premium that is. xD