Snapping Windows
There are four ways to put a window in place. Use whichever feels natural.
1. Keyboard shortcuts
The fastest way. Click a window and press a shortcut, for example ⌃⌥← for the left half. See the full list.
2. Drag to a screen edge or corner
Drag a window by its title bar to the edge of the screen and let go. By default:
| Drag to | Window becomes |
|---|---|
| Left or right edge | Left or right half |
| A corner | That quarter of the screen |
| Top edge | Maximized |
| Bottom edge (left, center, right) | Left, center or right third |
A highlight shows where the window will go before you let go. In Preferences → Activation Areas you can change what each edge and corner does, resize the areas, or turn dragging off.
3. The green button menu
Rest the mouse on any window's green (zoom) button for a moment and TidyFrame shows a small menu of layouts. Click one to snap the window. You can change the delay or turn the menu off in Preferences → Green Button.
4. Custom layouts
Need a size TidyFrame doesn't have? Make your own.
- Go to Commands and click +.
- Draw the area on the grid, give it a name and a shortcut.
- Use it like any built-in layout. You can even assign it to a drag area in Preferences.
Tile all windows at once
Press ⌃⌥⌘T to arrange the windows on screen automatically, or ⌃⌥⌘2, 3, 4 or 6 to tile them into halves, thirds, quarters or sixths. With Hide other windows when tiling on, everything else gets out of the way.
Restore and spacing
- ⌃⌥⌫ puts a window back to the size it had before you snapped it.
- Preferences → Spacing adds margins around windows, or fits them tightly to the screen edges.
- Some apps have a minimum size. With Make room when an app can't shrink on, TidyFrame moves the windows next to them so nothing overlaps.