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I don't see much use for dragging a window to the top of the screen.
Might as well just double click on the title bar to maximize it and then double click on it again to restore it. It doesn't make sense to drag it to the top of the screen.
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I don't see much use for dragging a window to the top of the screen.  ye | 09/28/09
Intuitiveness and consistency  NonZealot | 09/28/09
I understand why. It just doesn't make sense.  ye | 09/28/09
There's a method to the "madness"...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/28/09
Ding-ding, winner!  mikefarinha | 09/29/09
Preferences  oregalia | 10/14/09
I agree...it's pointless  eMJayy | 09/28/09
Give it three months before  frgough | 09/28/09
There is a difference  Earthling2 | 09/28/09
Uh, dude?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/28/09
Nothing New Under the Sun! grin  i2fun@... | 09/29/09
Sorry Ed, But, Not This One  LegendsOfBatman | 10/02/09
Give it three months before  ICUR12 | 10/14/09
or...  Earthling2 | 09/28/09
Secrets  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/28/09
I always forget the right word to search for.  CobraA1 | 09/28/09
Simply not good enough  eMJayy | 09/29/09
Use Ubuntu then...  abm99 | 09/29/09
@abm99  eMJayy | 09/29/09
Question for you.  sqr(cos(180)) | 09/29/09
Good for you  Earthling2 | 09/29/09
This is where each OS has own advantages and negs.  kaninelupus | 09/30/09
I agree...it's pointless  bb_apptix | 09/29/09
But this works better with touch.  russc@... | 09/29/09
Nope.  scorchgeek | 09/29/09
Definitely easier for me  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/28/09
Try it on a touch screen monitor  Pliny the Elder | 09/28/09
It makes a LOT of sense with multiple monitors  CobraA1 | 09/28/09
Agreed.  scorchgeek | 09/29/09
Dragging is actually useful  ArnavM | 09/29/09
I would think it's...  PollyProteus | 09/29/09
At first....  kaninelupus | 09/29/09
Thanks Ed!  NonZealot | 09/28/09
Oh the irony  Richard Flude | 09/28/09
LOL  John Zern | 09/28/09
nice  privatejarhead | 09/28/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  DannyO_0x98 | 09/28/09
Nice.  lostarchitect | 09/28/09
Maximize by drag is awesome with multi-monitor setup  Earthling2 | 09/28/09
Does Win 7 have the following capabilities?  deaf_e_kate | 09/29/09
Set on a per-app basis  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/29/09
Both "pin" and "not steal focus" are addons  deaf_e_kate | 09/29/09
Aero Snap . . .  CobraA1 | 09/29/09
Thanks but i want to avoid that messing about  deaf_e_kate | 09/30/09
Funny thing about your comment  NonZealot | 09/30/09
nope, wouldn't say that  deaf_e_kate | 10/01/09
Win7 is missing "expose and spaces" Mac features  pupkin_z | 09/29/09
Expos? yes, Spaces no  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/29/09
I dunno if it's really asked for that much.  CobraA1 | 09/29/09
For the benefit of those of us who haven't see a Mac,  Palmetto | 09/29/09
What they are:  lostarchitect | 10/05/09
You should have gotten Kylie to help you out.  mikefarinha | 09/29/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  andg | 09/29/09
Bugs already!!  terry@... | 09/29/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  bb_apptix | 09/29/09
of course,  rtk | 09/29/09
Message has been deleted.  pwatson | 09/29/09
Message has been deleted.  alih_eng@... | 09/29/09
Message has been deleted.  rtk | 09/29/09
Thanks for including keyboard shortcuts  Ryk | 09/29/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  meiting@... | 09/29/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  j_richter50@... | 09/29/09
Thats a pointless feature  Fletchguy | 09/29/09
Thats a pointless feature  Fletchguy | 09/29/09
Eh?  scorchgeek | 09/29/09
For get this crap  paulw2 | 09/29/09
Those are still there (nt)  soonerproud | 09/29/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  sqr(cos(180)) | 09/29/09
lol (NT)  NStalnecker | 09/29/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  qunungnauraq | 09/29/09
I think it's actually  sqr(cos(180)) | 09/29/09
Yea,I know...  qunungnauraq | 09/29/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  qunungnauraq | 09/29/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  charlesknutson | 10/02/09
Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  ktechman | 10/05/09
A smarter way to manage windows = buy an APPLE first happy  lightingrod | 10/13/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  oregalia | 10/14/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  oregalia | 10/14/09
RE: Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows  oregalia | 10/14/09

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