Easy Window Drag (KDE) - Allows to drag/resize windows by clicking and dragging mouse buttons while holding a modifier key. No more sniping the windows corners - just hovering the window becomes enough.

easy_window_drag.ahk

; Easy Window Dragging -- KDE style (requires XP/2k/NT) -- by Jonny
; http://www.autohotkey.com
; This script makes it much easier to move or resize a window: 1) Hold down
; the ALT key and LEFT-click anywhere inside a window to drag it to a new
; location; 2) Hold down ALT and RIGHT-click-drag anywhere inside a window
; to easily resize it; 3) Press ALT twice, but before releasing it the second
; time, left-click to minimize the window under the mouse cursor, right-click
; to maximize it, or middle-click to close it.

; This script was inspired by and built on many like it
; in the forum. Thanks go out to ck, thinkstorm, Chris,
; and aurelian for a job well done.

; Change history:
; November 07, 2006: Optimized resizing code in !RButton, courtesy of bluedawn.
; February 05, 2006: Fixed double-alt (the ~Alt hotkey) to work with latest versions of AHK.

; The Double-Alt modifier is activated by pressing
; Alt twice, much like a double-click. Hold the second
; press down until you click.
;
; The shortcuts:
;  Alt + Left Button  : Drag to move a window.
;  Alt + Right Button : Drag to resize a window.
;  Double-Alt + Left Button   : Minimize a window.
;  Double-Alt + Right Button  : Maximize/Restore a window.
;  Double-Alt + Middle Button : Close a window.
;
; You can optionally release Alt after the first
; click rather than holding it down the whole time.

If (A_AhkVersion < "1.0.39.00")
{
    MsgBox,20,,This script may not work properly with your version of AutoHotkey. Continue?
    IfMsgBox,No
    ExitApp
}


; This is the setting that runs smoothest on my
; system. Depending on your video card and cpu
; power, you may want to raise or lower this value.
SetWinDelay,2

CoordMode,Mouse
return

!LButton::
If DoubleAlt
{
    MouseGetPos,,,KDE_id
    ; This message is mostly equivalent to WinMinimize,
    ; but it avoids a bug with PSPad.
    PostMessage,0x112,0xf020,,,ahk_id %KDE_id%
    DoubleAlt := false
    return
}
; Get the initial mouse position and window id, and
; abort if the window is maximized.
MouseGetPos,KDE_X1,KDE_Y1,KDE_id
WinGet,KDE_Win,MinMax,ahk_id %KDE_id%
If KDE_Win
    return
; Get the initial window position.
WinGetPos,KDE_WinX1,KDE_WinY1,,,ahk_id %KDE_id%
Loop
{
    GetKeyState,KDE_Button,LButton,P ; Break if button has been released.
    If KDE_Button = U
        break
    MouseGetPos,KDE_X2,KDE_Y2 ; Get the current mouse position.
    KDE_X2 -= KDE_X1 ; Obtain an offset from the initial mouse position.
    KDE_Y2 -= KDE_Y1
    KDE_WinX2 := (KDE_WinX1 + KDE_X2) ; Apply this offset to the window position.
    KDE_WinY2 := (KDE_WinY1 + KDE_Y2)
    WinMove,ahk_id %KDE_id%,,%KDE_WinX2%,%KDE_WinY2% ; Move the window to the new position.
}
return

!RButton::
If DoubleAlt
{
    MouseGetPos,,,KDE_id
    ; Toggle between maximized and restored state.
    WinGet,KDE_Win,MinMax,ahk_id %KDE_id%
    If KDE_Win
        WinRestore,ahk_id %KDE_id%
    Else
        WinMaximize,ahk_id %KDE_id%
    DoubleAlt := false
    return
}
; Get the initial mouse position and window id, and
; abort if the window is maximized.
MouseGetPos,KDE_X1,KDE_Y1,KDE_id
WinGet,KDE_Win,MinMax,ahk_id %KDE_id%
If KDE_Win
    return
; Get the initial window position and size.
WinGetPos,KDE_WinX1,KDE_WinY1,KDE_WinW,KDE_WinH,ahk_id %KDE_id%
; Define the window region the mouse is currently in.
; The four regions are Up and Left, Up and Right, Down and Left, Down and Right.
If (KDE_X1 < KDE_WinX1 + KDE_WinW / 2)
   KDE_WinLeft := 1
Else
   KDE_WinLeft := -1
If (KDE_Y1 < KDE_WinY1 + KDE_WinH / 2)
   KDE_WinUp := 1
Else
   KDE_WinUp := -1
Loop
{
    GetKeyState,KDE_Button,RButton,P ; Break if button has been released.
    If KDE_Button = U
        break
    MouseGetPos,KDE_X2,KDE_Y2 ; Get the current mouse position.
    ; Get the current window position and size.
    WinGetPos,KDE_WinX1,KDE_WinY1,KDE_WinW,KDE_WinH,ahk_id %KDE_id%
    KDE_X2 -= KDE_X1 ; Obtain an offset from the initial mouse position.
    KDE_Y2 -= KDE_Y1
    ; Then, act according to the defined region.
    WinMove,ahk_id %KDE_id%,, KDE_WinX1 + (KDE_WinLeft+1)/2*KDE_X2  ; X of resized window
                            , KDE_WinY1 +   (KDE_WinUp+1)/2*KDE_Y2  ; Y of resized window
                            , KDE_WinW  -     KDE_WinLeft  *KDE_X2  ; W of resized window
                            , KDE_WinH  -       KDE_WinUp  *KDE_Y2  ; H of resized window
    KDE_X1 := (KDE_X2 + KDE_X1) ; Reset the initial position for the next iteration.
    KDE_Y1 := (KDE_Y2 + KDE_Y1)
}
return

; "Alt + MButton" may be simpler, but I
; like an extra measure of security for
; an operation like this.
!MButton::
If DoubleAlt
{
    MouseGetPos,,,KDE_id
    WinClose,ahk_id %KDE_id%
    DoubleAlt := false
    return
}
return

; This detects "double-clicks" of the alt key.
~Alt::
DoubleAlt := A_PriorHotKey = "~Alt" AND A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 400
Sleep 0
KeyWait Alt  ; This prevents the keyboard's auto-repeat feature from interfering.
return

Yeah, it was the exact same file. El 22 jun 2024, 16:06 -0400, Elijas Dapšauskas @.***>, escribió:
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@Elijas commented on this gist. > is this the same as this script ? I dont remember, it was a while. could you check it on online text diff? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub or unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you commented on the thread. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.

Thank you!

The intention originally was that if I were to make edits, it would persist across multiple Windows installs, by having a single source on Github.

Feel free to create a fork 🙌

By the way, completely unrelated question, are you Lithuanian?? I lived in Vilnius for a year and Kaunas for about 2 months.

By the way, completely unrelated question, are you Lithuanian?? I lived in Vilnius for a year and Kaunas for about 2 months.

Yeah, I am!

I hope you had a pleasant stay☺️

I would love to hear more about your trip, how about we connect on Linkedin or Discord (@ elijas_ai)?