[Request] Hotkey combination

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I'm using your wonderful altdrag to quickly organize my windows, but my screen 
is to small, even if I'm working on a 23". That's why I'm also using VirtualWin 
to get 4 virtual desktop.

My issue is that both of them are using the same hotkey : Left Alt.
Every time I switch to the desktop running VirtualBox, AltDrag goes crazy and 
thinks that the hotkey still pressed. I think Altdrag miss the hotkey release 
so when I release the hotkey, I can only move my windows.

I have to press CTRL+ALT+SUPP to unlock the situation.
I'm using AltDrag 1 beta on XP

In fact you can see this as a Bug Report if you really want to spend time to 
try to correct it. Or you can see this as a Feature request.

My idea to avoid this situation, was to define another hotkey on AltDrag, like 
CTRL+ALT.

Don't you plan to support hotkey combination ?

From my point of view, having more than one hotkey is useless. I always use the 
same. However one combination instead of one hotkey could be a good idea.

Feel free to contact me if you want more information on this.

PS : I also tried to blacklist virtualbox windows, and they are. But when the 
bug strikes, I'm able to move blacklisted windows.

What steps will reproduce the problem?
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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

What version of AltDrag are you using? On what operating system?

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by bou...@gmail.com on 4 Aug 2011 at 10:30

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hello. I have to try out your exact configuration to find out why AltDrag bugs 
out... In the mean time, you should be able to press escape to stop AltDrag 
when in gets crazy (added in 1.0b1). It is very weird that it blacklisting 
doesn't do the job.

As for hotkey combinations, I don't have any plans to support them. I would 
rather just fix the bug.

As an alternative to using VirtualWin to get 4 desktops, you can try the 
program Desktops from sysinternals: 
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881

Original comment by recover89 on 5 Aug 2011 at 7:21

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Ok first of all, I've to answer to our questions.

First blacklisting is working fine. I suppose that it fails in this case 
because VirtualWin handle first my hotkey (when jupping to the desktop), and 
next the VirtualMachine gets the focus and handles the following hotkey events 
(I'm not sure to be clear enough).
Next pressing Escape doesn't works, the only solution I found is : CTRL ALT 
SUPP 

I already give a shoot to Desktops from SysInternals, I can remember exactly 
why but VirtualWin was more efficient in handling all my opened windows. So I 
preferred keep it.

By the way, forget the key combination if you prefer to correct this issue. In 
fact this is maybe not a bug, but just a too rare and complex situation to be 
correctly handled. It might be more easy to ask yourself why pressing ESCAPE 
doesn't disengage AltDrag, don't you think?

Thanks.

Original comment by bou...@gmail.com on 5 Aug 2011 at 10:30

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Windows Explorer:
ctrl+drag -> duplicate file
alt+drag  -> create shortcut
ctrl+select file -> arbitrary selection
shit+select file -> range selection

Notepad:
Space -> create blank spaces

Fn -> not keyable

The only realistic key input is Win

Original comment by muramura...@hotmail.com on 6 Jan 2012 at 8:58

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@muramura You can change to the windows key in AltDrag's configuration. I do 
not plan on changing the default though.

Original comment by ste...@stefansundin.com on 6 Jan 2012 at 2:32

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In the latest code there is a switch called MultipleInstances. If you set it to 
1 you can run multiple instances of AltDrag. This makes it possible to have 
e.g. Alt+LMB to move windows and Ctrl+LMB to resize.

This does not make it possible to have combinations such as Ctrl+Alt+LMB to 
move while Alt+LMB resizes.

Original comment by recover89 on 2 Aug 2012 at 3:02

• Changed title: [Request] Hotkey combination
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hello.

I hope you have noticed the crowdfunding campaign on the front page. If it is 
successful, you can be sure that I will take a look at all issue requests. 
Also, for every $10 that you pledge, you will get a vote that you can cast on 
any bug report or feature request. I promise that I will make a good attempt to 
solve any issue that gets at least one vote. The more votes a bug 
report/feature request gets, the more time I will spend on it.

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// Stefan Sundin, developer

Original comment by ste...@stefansundin.com on 1 May 2013 at 6:31