Solved Snap Feature

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As a new member of EightForums (from SevenForums) I feel that first I should introduce myself a little bit in relation to computers

My name is Jon, I use my PC's for gaming, sim racing, work, internet browsing, video editing and watching videos (included DVDs which I hear won't be out-of-the-box supported by Windows 8) and listening to music.

I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (on an SSD) with a self-built AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition, 8GB DDR3-1333 and an AMD Radeon HD 6970 machine. I have not touched Windows 8 yet

Now that's out of the way, I'll get down to the point of this thread


I have been looking at videos of Windows 8 recently and noticed that the snap feature being demonstrated wasn't allowing applications to be snapped so that 1 half of the screen had one application and the other half had another application. Instead it was something more the the likes of 70% to 30% at most. Now these were explained as being "Metro" applications but I was wondering if it applied to everything. I usually run two instances of applications for example, one side Google Chrome, another BBC iPlayer or a DVD, or Word, or even Google Chrome again when comparing two products let's say. I find this snap feature extremely useful in Windows 7 - I love it! But what worries me is that I don't know if I will be able to do this in Windows 8.

My screen has a resolution of 1920x1080 making it really easy to look at a piece of work I'm typing up on one side, and an internet page on the other. Both given an equal number of pixels on the desktop. I would really miss this if I went to Windows 8 and discovered it wasn't there.

Could any Windows 8 users possibly enlighten me?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self built custom PC
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P
    Memory
    8GB Corsair Red Vengeance DDR3 1600 (@1333MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek Azalia
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x Samsung SyncMaster P2250 DVI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1. Corsair Force 3 60GB SSD SATA III (in SATAII) - OS, drivers and programs
    2. Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA II 7,200rpm 16MB Cache - games
    3. Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA II 7,200rpm 16MB Cache - documents, media, download files
    PSU
    Corsair TX750W
    Case
    Lancool DragonLord PC-K62
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster V8
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX518
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity 2 48Mbps download, 10Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
    Logitech X-140 Speakers
As a new member of EightForums (from SevenForums) I feel that first I should introduce myself a little bit in relation to computers

My name is Jon, I use my PC's for gaming, sim racing, work, internet browsing, video editing and watching videos (included DVDs which I hear won't be out-of-the-box supported by Windows 8) and listening to music.

I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (on an SSD) with a self-built AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition, 8GB DDR3-1333 and an AMD Radeon HD 6970 machine. I have not touched Windows 8 yet

Now that's out of the way, I'll get down to the point of this thread


I have been looking at videos of Windows 8 recently and noticed that the snap feature being demonstrated wasn't allowing applications to be snapped so that 1 half of the screen had one application and the other half had another application. Instead it was something more the the likes of 70% to 30% at most. Now these were explained as being "Metro" applications but I was wondering if it applied to everything. I usually run two instances of applications for example, one side Google Chrome, another BBC iPlayer or a DVD, or Word, or even Google Chrome again when comparing two products let's say. I find this snap feature extremely useful in Windows 7 - I love it! But what worries me is that I don't know if I will be able to do this in Windows 8.

My screen has a resolution of 1920x1080 making it really easy to look at a piece of work I'm typing up on one side, and an internet page on the other. Both given an equal number of pixels on the desktop. I would really miss this if I went to Windows 8 and discovered it wasn't there.

Could any Windows 8 users possibly enlighten me?
If you are using desktop applications, you will snap just like before in Windows 7. If you are using Metro applications (the new full screen apps) you will use the new way of snap. You can snap a metro app with the desktop, but within the desktop, you snap as you did before. You cannot snap 2 metro apps to use half and half of your screen. It is a more 70% and 30% type of thing.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Professional
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion P7-1010
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X4 645 3.1ghz
    Motherboard
    Foxxcon N-Alvorix RSS80
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon HD 5670
    Sound Card
    Realtek Integrated Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2011x
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    1. 128gb Crucial M4
    2. Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200.12rpm
    3. Western Digital Caviar Green 1tb 5400rpm
    PSU
    Seasonic 380b
    Case
    HP OEM
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Heatsink and Fan
    Keyboard
    HP OEM
    Mouse
    HP OEM
    Internet Speed
    20 Megabits down/ 4 up
If you are using desktop applications, you will snap just like before in Windows 7. If you are using Metro applications (the new full screen apps) you will use the new way of snap. You can snap a metro app with the desktop, but within the desktop, you snap as you did before. You cannot snap 2 metro apps to use half and half of your screen. It is a more 70% and 30% type of thing.

That's exactly what I was hoping to hear - thanks mate ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self built custom PC
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P
    Memory
    8GB Corsair Red Vengeance DDR3 1600 (@1333MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek Azalia
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x Samsung SyncMaster P2250 DVI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1. Corsair Force 3 60GB SSD SATA III (in SATAII) - OS, drivers and programs
    2. Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA II 7,200rpm 16MB Cache - games
    3. Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA II 7,200rpm 16MB Cache - documents, media, download files
    PSU
    Corsair TX750W
    Case
    Lancool DragonLord PC-K62
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster V8
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX518
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity 2 48Mbps download, 10Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
    Logitech X-140 Speakers
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