Subj : Microsoft is still hard at work improving this unloved Windows 11
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Jul 04 2023 11:15:04

Microsoft is still hard at work improving this unloved Windows 11 feature

Date:
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:07:43 +0000

Description:
Hows snap suggestions coming along in Windows 11? Its looking pretty slick 
right now.

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Weve caught a glimpse of how a part of the Windows 11 interface could work in 
the future, thanks to digging in a new preview build. 

PhantomOfEarth, one of the regular sources of Microsoft leaks on Twitter, 
used ViVeTool to uncover how smart snap suggestions should pan out in Windows 
11. Another demo of the smart snap assist suggestions feature rolling out 
with build 23493, now with tooltips and snap bar snapping working properly! 
To get it, enable SnapFlyoutAndBarSuggestions (replace X with 1 or 2)vivetool 
/enable /id:42500395 /variant:X pic.twitter.com/XBmj3tqWF5 July 3, 2023 See 
more 

You can see the results (this is in preview build 23493 in the Dev channel) 
in the video clip provided in the tweet above. 

As noted by the leaker, the snapping process and tooltips are now working 
properly, so Microsoft is making progress with this part of the interface. 

For the uninitiated  those who dont use snap layouts  its a part of the 
interface that allows you to easily snap multiple apps together in different 
layouts, with the suggestions providing predefined templates of how you might 
want those apps to sit on the screen. 

Microsoft is also adding icons to the snap flyout carrying the suggested 
layouts, so you can see which windows will carry which apps (as the icon of 
the application is present in its relevant window). 

Were seeing Microsoft do a lot of work in build 23493, and it makes a big 
move in terms of the introduction of Windows Copilot ( although the AI is 
very barebones to begin with ), plus theres some interesting work on the 
Settings app (yes, its an app, and yes, it just got improved in a major way 
). Analysis: Heading for a multitaskers paradise? 

On top of all that other work on the UI (theres a new volume mixer in 23493, 
to boot), this is a promising glimpse of how snap suggestions is coming 
along. It looks pretty slick even in this still early stage of the game, as 
remember, the feature isnt even functional yet. (Not without using the 
aforementioned Windows configuration tool, ViVeTool, to turn it on). 

As ever, features in testing may change, and as PhantomOfEarth points out, 
Microsoft is currently testing two variants of snap suggestions with the 
available layouts arranged somewhat differently, trying to work out which is 
optimal no doubt. 

Theres even a chance that features in testing wont make it to release at all  
especially hidden functionality like this  but in the case of snap 
suggestions, were thinking this is a pretty safe bet for eventual inclusion 
in Windows 11. Particularly as snap layouts is an area Microsoft has been 
tinkering with a fair bit in recent times.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-is-still-hard-at-work-im
proving-this-unloved-windows-11-feature


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