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DESCRIPTION
Right Zoom utility is created for people who don't like a default behaviour of green Zoom button in Mac OS X programs. This small program changes its behaviour, so a green button will always maximize your windows to all available screen space instead of inconvenient resizing. You will also be able to maximize the active window with Command + Option + E keys (can be customised).

The program changes a behaviour of most annoying examples of inconvenient zoom button behaviour (Finder, Safari, MS Office, Pages etc). You can easily extend this list with your own applications.

You can customise it to expand the windows with Option key pressed only, or use your own hotkey to expand windows to a full size.

More options are available to customise. Hold Cmd key on program startup to configure its options.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.7:
  • Re-designed options window
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:BlazingTools Software
Downloads:28,395
  - Version d/l:564
Utilities:Desktop
License:Free
Date:08 Feb 2010
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
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Feb 9 2010
*****

CLAUDIO.WILMANNS  Perfect! 5 Stars!  
(Version 1.7)

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Feb 9 2010

DEDALUS271  There is a similar application to consider, SizeWell now as prefPane  
(Version 1.7)

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Feb 8 2010

GCOGHILL  With the default settings, the default keyboard combo for right Zoom with disable that combo in Photoshop CS4, even if the settings are set (as in the default settings) to "only enable Right Zoom in these specific apps".

Might affect other apps, I only noticed in Ps CS4.

I sent this info to the developer as well.  
(Version 1.7)

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Feb 8 2010

CODEMASTER  why not change the hotkey?  
(Version 1.7)

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Feb 8 2010

GCOGHILL  I'm just giving people a heads up in case they run RZ without looking at the options.

Also, since the options state that it should only be active on specific applications, this is a bug.

I just disabled the hotkey altogether, but like I said wanted to give a heads up to other Photoshop users to avoid spending two hours troubleshooting their setup when a key combo stops working (like I did) :)  
(Version 1.7)

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Feb 8 2010

CODEMASTER  The hotkey is designed to work for all apps, not only for selected  
(Version 1.7)

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Feb 8 2010

GCOGHILL  If that's the case, the wording on the options screen should be more specific. The Applications tab says "Use Right Zoom in the following applications only".

The key combo should have a note that it will take effect in all applications, regardless of the settings on the Applications tab.

Personally, if I want the RZ app to only work within certain apps, not sure why I would want the key combo to work on *all* apps.  
(Version 1.7)

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Nov 30 2009
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ROBERT  Thanks for this app. I find it particularly useful on small displays, with the exception of the configuration dialog, which is too tall to fit some screens.  
(Version 1.63)

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Nov 5 2009

ALAN C.  Love the app. Can't believe Apple messed this up. However, one little quirk: Adobe Illustrator CS3 seems to have difficulty with it. With Right Zoom installed and running, Illustrator begins to hang up nearly every time you select something. The beach ball appears and it only hangs for a few seconds, but it is troublesome. Otherwise, this is excellent.  
(Version 1.63)

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Nov 1 2009

FAERYJANE  I've just installed this app and it's fantastic, especially as a former Windows user!! I've been looking for something like this since I bought my Mac 2 years ago! So, thanks!

My only problem seems to be that even though it maximises on the right hand side, it always leaves about 2mm on the left hand side, even when I use it on a screen that has already been manually maximised. As it happens, this has been an issue from day dot with Safari, that whenever I open it, no matter that I have dragged it to maximise the screen in my last session, it always opens a little to the right. Any suggestions would be appreciated!  
(Version 1.63)

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Sep 14 2009

CODEMASTER  why not read a guide to find out that there ARE options available  
(Version 1.62)

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Sep 13 2009
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ORION MK. V  Works great. Easy to use with no config, but nice to have the options.  
(Version 1.62)

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Sep 13 2009

ERIC  Click on the app ... and doesn't load ... nothing happens ....

10.5.6  
(Version 1.62)

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Sep 9 2009

STAR-AFFINITY  Please help me fix the stupid zoom-button behaviour of iTunes 9 and bring support for Snow Leopard! :)

Apple – give me a break with your inconsistent zoom-button behaviour! :P  
(Version 1.61)

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Sep 13 2009

THE GRAPHIC MAC  Actually, iTunes 9 DOES make the zoom button behavior consistent. Prior to version 9, it did something no other window did.  
(Version 1.62)

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Sep 14 2009

STAR-AFFINITY  In what way is it consistent?

Or maybe it is consistent, but in a non-logical way.

At least it makes no sense to me nor to any of the others I've discussed the behavior with.  
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