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Show HN: DPaZ – Desktop Pan and Zoom

#1

Post by sebmaynard » Tue, Sep 17, 2024, 6:42 AM UTC

Hi HN!

I really like Miro and similar tools for whiteboarding - and one particularly nice feature of those is that you can pan and zoom around the whiteboard. Zoom into something to work on it, zoom out, pan a bit and find something else on a giant whiteboard.

This tool aims to replicate that experience for the Windows Desktop - it gives you the feeling of unlimited desktop real-estate, implemented with a relatively short Autohotkey script.

It's a bit janky, but I use it daily; PRs welcome

Show HN: DPaZ – Desktop Pan and Zoom
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Re: Show HN: DPaZ – Desktop Pan and Zoom

#2

Post by TiredGuy » Tue, Sep 17, 2024, 7:47 PM UTC

I like the idea of resizing and moving the windows to replicate the experience of pan and zoom. Pretty creative hack!

Re: Show HN: DPaZ – Desktop Pan and Zoom

#3

Post by atmanactive » Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 1:07 AM UTC

This is beautiful, thank you! I always wanted something like this. My vision was to have a 3D joystick in my left hand to navigate the space. I'll run it as my daily driver and will try to contribute and discuss over at Github.