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I keep accidentally losing the window by dragging past the bottom of the "screen" and letting go.

georgemcbay 15y ago
Windows 7 allows you to do something similar. The window layout manager is smart enough not to let you push the window totally off the screen, but if you grab a window and pull it down under the taskbar (assuming the taskbar is in the default bottom position and does not autohide) in Windows 7, you're somewhat boned because while the window is still there, the taskbar's zorder makes it impossible to click on it to recover it. You can fix this situation by unlocking the taskbar (if it is locked) and moving it or by setting it to autohide, but neither of these things is a particularly intuitive move for the average user, I'd guess.
- dmn001 15y ago
  Pressing alt-space, m followed by the arrow keys usually worked when I was using XP. On Windows 7 this is not an issue as the windows snap to the sides and top, and if you drag towards the bottom of the screen there are several pixels on the titlebar where you can only resize the window and not move it, it is really difficult to lose a window by dragging it as shown on the website.
  - georgemcbay 15y ago
    It is an issue in Windows 7, at least with default settings. As mentioned in the grantparent post, if you have a default taskbar setup (at the bottom, no autohide) you can very easily drag a window below the taskbar (because the taskbar is larger than the entire window titlebar), which might as well be off the screen because the zorder of the taskbar is greater than that of the window, so you can't interact with the window via the mouse until you move the taskbar or set it to auto-hide.
    - dmn001 15y ago
      I just tried with the taskbar on the bottom, and I could not drag the mouse cursor below the top edge of the taskbar.
      - georgemcbay 15y ago
        That's odd, because I've got 3 different Windows 7 installs here and every one of them allows me to drag the mouse cursor below the top edge of the taskbar while dragging a window. I'm not suggesting you're wrong here, just that I've never seen the behavior you're seeing and I use Windows 7 frequently. Perhaps you have some option set that I do not.
        cookingrobot 15y ago
        You can only drag into the taskbar area if you have multiple monitors. On a single monitor setup it captures the mouse and prevents this issue.
        georgemcbay 15y ago
        My setups are all multi-monitor so I guess that's the issue? Thanks for the info.
  - stroebjo 15y ago
    On Windows 7 you could also use the Windows + Arrow Keys to move the window back on screen.
waxjar 15y ago
Luckily you won't have this problem if it would be implemented. You can't have the cursor float in mid-air next to your screen.

Windows 7 allows you to do something similar. The window layout manager is smart enough not to let you push the window totally off the screen, but if you grab a window and pull it down under the taskbar (assuming the taskbar is in the default bottom position and does not autohide) in Windows 7, you're somewhat boned because while the window is still there, the taskbar's zorder makes it impossible to click on it to recover it. You can fix this situation by unlocking the taskbar (if it is locked) and moving it or by setting it to autohide, but neither of these things is a particularly intuitive move for the average user, I'd guess.

dmn001 15y ago
Pressing alt-space, m followed by the arrow keys usually worked when I was using XP. On Windows 7 this is not an issue as the windows snap to the sides and top, and if you drag towards the bottom of the screen there are several pixels on the titlebar where you can only resize the window and not move it, it is really difficult to lose a window by dragging it as shown on the website.
- georgemcbay 15y ago
  It is an issue in Windows 7, at least with default settings. As mentioned in the grantparent post, if you have a default taskbar setup (at the bottom, no autohide) you can very easily drag a window below the taskbar (because the taskbar is larger than the entire window titlebar), which might as well be off the screen because the zorder of the taskbar is greater than that of the window, so you can't interact with the window via the mouse until you move the taskbar or set it to auto-hide.
  - dmn001 15y ago
    I just tried with the taskbar on the bottom, and I could not drag the mouse cursor below the top edge of the taskbar.
    - georgemcbay 15y ago
      That's odd, because I've got 3 different Windows 7 installs here and every one of them allows me to drag the mouse cursor below the top edge of the taskbar while dragging a window. I'm not suggesting you're wrong here, just that I've never seen the behavior you're seeing and I use Windows 7 frequently. Perhaps you have some option set that I do not.
      - cookingrobot 15y ago
        You can only drag into the taskbar area if you have multiple monitors. On a single monitor setup it captures the mouse and prevents this issue.
        georgemcbay 15y ago
        My setups are all multi-monitor so I guess that's the issue? Thanks for the info.
- stroebjo 15y ago
  On Windows 7 you could also use the Windows + Arrow Keys to move the window back on screen.

waxjar 15y ago

Luckily you won't have this problem if it would be implemented. You can't have the cursor float in mid-air next to your screen.