Unable to snap window to half-screen

[irogers]

Current behavior

Super + up/down minimizes and maximises window, but currently unable to snap window to half-screen.

Expected behavior

Use Super + left/right to snap window to half-screen.

Environment

Desktop

• Boost Note.next version: 0.13.2 AppImage
• OS version and name: Ubuntu 20.04

[Komediruzecki]

Hi irogers,

Can you provide more details or show what would your expectation look like if you use Super + left/right?

As I see in my Boost Note, Super/WinKey + left/right is used for snapping the app to half the size on left or right part of the screen.

Do you mean to snap it half of the window size on top and bottom instead?

[irogers]

Hi Komediruzecki,

As I see in my Boost Note, Super/WinKey + left/right is used for snapping the app to half the size on left or right part of the screen.

This is exactly what I am expecting, but nothing happens when I use Super + left/right

[Komediruzecki]

Hi Komediruzecki,

As I see in my Boost Note, Super/WinKey + left/right is used for snapping the app to half the size on left or right part of the screen.

This is exactly what I am expecting, but nothing happens when I use Super + left/right

Hi irogers,

Okay, so since we are using same Linux distribution, I can only assume it might be some keymap differences on your machine.
I am actually using deb package for Boost Note but tried with AppImage and it behaves correctly too.

Can you check if your shortcuts are bound correctly in Ubuntu settings page (see image below)?

Also you might have some other desktop manager which could be the issue, try going through this:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1048693/how-can-i-snap-a-window-in-a-corner-with-18-04, https://askubuntu.com/questions/821954/ctrl-super-left-right-not-working-in-ubuntu-16-04

Can you snap other windows (besides boost note) with the same shortcut?

[irogers]

Hi Komediruzecki,

I have double checked those keymap settings are as you have displayed, and yes I can snap windows of other applications fine, just not boostnote.

[irogers]

Hi @Komediruzecki,

Further information on this. Snapping to half-window does not work when I have "Auto-hide Dock" disabled.

If I switch the toggle and enable auto-hiding Super + left/right works fine

[Komediruzecki]

Hi, irogers,

Sorry for waiting,

I tried the auto-hide dock option and it works either way for me.
It must be that some settings are interfering.

Can you try the latest release? I was using the latest release but also tried with 0.13.2 and it works in there too.

[irogers]

Hi Komediruzecki,

Thanks for checking it out. Yes, I am still seing the same behaviour with the latest release.

[Komediruzecki]

It seems that the only possible thing is that the OS/some other app is having those as shortcuts, dunno why it would not work for you. Maybe it's somehow connected to that auto dock hide, we should investigate the correct version of Ubuntu, electron and other things that might be affecting this

[Rokt33r]

I've tested too but I couldn't reproduce this issue neither. I think it should be caused by your desktop environment configuration or other processes.