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SSMS - Query Designer - Any add-in tools to let you MAXIMIZE that window?

  • January 12, 2011 at 7:50 am

    #232050

    I used to use UltraMon and it would let you force any window to full screen/maximized. I would use that feature all the time with the query designer in SQL Server Management Studio.

    However, they raised their price from $10 to $40 or so and I just lost interest as it was just one feature out of many that became not-worth the price.

    Anyway, does anyone know of any SSMS plugins or free tools that add a maximize button to the query designer window?

  • January 12, 2011 at 8:37 am

    #1272408

    you got me curious with this, and i found SecondShell

    http://www.secondshell.com/

    clicking ALT and mousedrag makes any window stretch in the direction of the alt+drag, and there are programmable hotkey sequences for maximizing , stretch full verticle, stretch full horizontal,any window and stuff as well.

    neat idea, thanks.

    Control + Alt + downarrow makes it maximize up and down, and Control + Alt + rightarrow makes it maximize vertically...two keystrokes to fully maximize, without adding a sequence of your own.

    Lowell

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  • January 12, 2011 at 9:10 am

    #1272436

    Thanks I will check that out.

    Looks like there isn't a button to "maximize" but to grow to full width and then separately to full height.

    I was really hoping SSMS had a plugin for it that would allow that, but that program does look cool.

    Thanks!

  • January 12, 2011 at 10:18 am

    #1272477

    yeah, it doesn't add buttons to the titlebar of a form; it just sintercepts specific keystroke command sand calls the windows API's to fiddle with the widnow size.

    i found that CONTROL + ALT + keypad5 maximizes the current form with this app; i can really see how valuable this app is on my multi screen display; nice to make something stretch to the top instead of maximize over two screens.

    Lowell

    --help us help you! If you post a question, make sure you include a CREATE TABLE... statement and INSERT INTO... statement into that table to give the volunteers here representative data. with your description of the problem, we can provide a tested, verifiable solution to your question! asking the question the right way gets you a tested answer the fastest way possible!

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