How do I enable windows 7 "snap" in my program?

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How do I set my application to be able to "snap" on a windows 7 machine? I am coding in C# using Visual Studio 2008 (but could be ready to move up to 2010 if needed).

Posted 28-Jun-10 3:51am

aei_totten

Updated 28-Jun-10 3:55am

LittleYellowBird

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TheyCallMeMrJames · Answer 1 · 2010-06-28T03:56:00

Solution 1

A WinForms application written in c# (VS2008) will snap without any extra code provided you allow min/max/restore (the default) on the window.

So, you don't have to do anything!

Cheers.

Posted 28-Jun-10 3:56am

TheyCallMeMrJames

aei_totten · Answer 2 · 2010-06-28T05:42:00

Solution 2

Hmmm... my program does the regular min/max/restore, but it won't snap. You can drag it over there and it acts like it is going to and then doesn't.
Could it be that I have a set size it can't get smaller than?
I allow it to grow and the side of the screen is larger than the small size.

Posted 28-Jun-10 5:42am

aei_totten

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TheyCallMeMrJames 28-Jun-10 12:12pm

If you're doing any custom sizing or responding to size events on your own it's possible that you are interrupting the process, but a custom size should not. From the designer, I just set up a form at 175x400 and it snaps fine. Cheers.

DaveyM69 28-Jun-10 16:28pm

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