Automatically resizing adjacent windows

[rxhanson]

When you resize a window by dragging the window edge, you can have Rectangle Pro automatically resize the window next to it. Check this box:

Notice that the adjacent window will resize upon mouse up, not continuously as the window is resized. There is a limitation with the macOS accessibility API that makes resizing from the left edge wiggle around, and doing it on mouse up avoids this.

Additionally, if you use the resize on the window throw tab, you can check the box there to have the adjacent resize occur after resizing with modifier + cursor movement here.

[chuckcharles]

I've been struggling to get this feature to work. Could there be some conflict with some other setting? Is there a video tutorial you can point me to?

[HachelR]

And to add, I appreciate you @rxhanson taking the time to respond to comments and helps users with your great app!

[chuckcharles]

the windows have a gap between but in the settings

No, there's no gap. I just started the video with space between the windows so that I could show I was first snapping them to each other before attempting the "resize adjacent" feature.

[rxhanson]

The gaps are actually taken into account by the adjacent resizing, if you had gaps applied (and as long as it's working :)

Please try https://rectangleapp.com/pro/downloads/Rectangle%20Pro%203.0.32.dmg and let me know what the logs show when you attempt to resize an adjacent window. It might take another round or so of additional logging to dig deeper.

[chuckcharles]

2024-08-30T11:49:50-07:00: Adjusting adjacent to window with frame: (216.0, -1080.0, 1279.0, 1080.0)
2024-08-30T11:49:50-07:00: resized edges: [Rectangle_Pro.EdgeDelta(edge: Rectangle_Pro.RectEdge.maxX, initial: 1439.0, final: 1495.0, delta: 56.0, segment: Rectangle_Pro.RectSegment(orientation: Rectangle_Pro.SegmentOrientation.vertical, edge: Rectangle_Pro.RectEdge.maxX, extrema: Rectangle_Pro.Extrema.max, zIndex: nil, windowInfo: nil, min: -1080.0, max: 0.0, k: 1439.0))]
2024-08-30T11:49:50-07:00: affected windows: []
2024-08-30T11:49:50-07:00: additional windows: []
2024-08-30T11:49:50-07:00: adjusted windows: [:]
2024-08-30T11:50:00-07:00: Adjusting adjacent to window with frame: (216.0, -1080.0, 1153.0, 1080.0)
2024-08-30T11:50:00-07:00: resized edges: [Rectangle_Pro.EdgeDelta(edge: Rectangle_Pro.RectEdge.maxX, initial: 1495.0, final: 1369.0, delta: -126.0, segment: Rectangle_Pro.RectSegment(orientation: Rectangle_Pro.SegmentOrientation.vertical, edge: Rectangle_Pro.RectEdge.maxX, extrema: Rectangle_Pro.Extrema.max, zIndex: nil, windowInfo: nil, min: -1080.0, max: 0.0, k: 1495.0))]
2024-08-30T11:50:00-07:00: affected windows: []
2024-08-30T11:50:00-07:00: additional windows: []
2024-08-30T11:50:00-07:00: adjusted windows: [:]

[rxhanson]

Thanks! I'm hoping that I have this fixed in this one:

https://rectangleapp.com/pro/downloads/Rectangle%20Pro%203.0.33.dmg

Let me know how it goes. If it's not fixed, I added a bit more logging, and it also might help if you attached your config (you can export it from the general tab of the settings window).