ctmcisco / gridify

'Gridify' Powershell module provides cmdlet that can resize and arrange applications in an automatic grid layout with predefined formats using the Processes passed as parameter

PowerShell Gridify

'Gridify' module provides a cmdlet 'Set-GridLayout' that can resize and arrange applications in an automatic grid layout with predefined formats using the Processes of the target applications passed as a parameter(-Process) value.

Cmdlet can automatically calculate the your screen resolution and set Applications in a neat grid layout in predefined/custom layout

Available predifined layout formats are

• Mosaic : This is the default layout of the cmdlet.

  Set-GridLayout -Process $Process

  

• Vertical : Vertical Layout sets all application vertically side by side in a single row to fit the screen resolution

  Set-GridLayout -Process $Process -Layout Vertical

  

• Horizontal : Horizontal Layout sets all application horizontally one over another in a single column to fit the screen resolution

  Set-GridLayout -Process $Process -Layout Horizontal

  

• Cascade : Cascade Layout sets all application in a step like layout, such that the next one overlaping the previous one

  Set-GridLayout -Process $Process -Layout Cascade

  

and a customizable grid layout for special requirements

• Custom : A custom format can be used to set the applications in a grid-layout on the screen, by passing a custom string as a value to the parameter(-Custom).

  

  To set applications is custom grid-layout utilize the 'Custom' parameter and pass the custom layout as comma-separated string of * (Asterisk)

  Where "*" represent an application and "," separates a row in the grid-layout

  So, with custom format like in the below example the grid layout would be like

      Row1 has 3 applications
      Row2 has 2 applications
      Row3 has 1 applications
      Row4 has 4 applications
  

  Set-GridLayout -Process $Process -Custom '***,**,*,****'

  This parameter also enables you to define width-ratio of applications in every row, to give the ability to customize application width sizes as per the requirement.

  # to define a ratio preceede the asterix of that application with a number
  # such as -custom "*2*3*" is 1:2:3
  $process |Set-GridLayout -Custom "***,***,***"
  $process |Set-GridLayout -Custom "*2*2**,*2*,3***"
  $process |Set-GridLayout -Custom "*3*2**,*2*,3***" -Verbose
  VERBOSE: Setting Processes in Custom layout
  VERBOSE: Row1 application ratio is 1:3:2:1
  VERBOSE: Row2 application ratio is 1:2
  VERBOSE: Row3 application ratio is 3:1:1

  

Installation

PowerShell V5 and Later

You can install the Gridify module directly from the PowerShell Gallery

• [Recommended] Install to your personal PowerShell Modules folder

Install-Module Gridify -scope CurrentUser

• [Requires Elevation] Install for Everyone (computer PowerShell Modules folder)

Install-Module Gridify

PowerShell V4 and Earlier

To install to your personal modules folder run:

iex (new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PrateekKumarSingh/Gridify/master/Install.ps1')

What's New

12/02/2017

• Accepts process[] objects as an input from the pipeline
• '-IncludeSource' switch to add source process to the grid layout
• '-Layout Cascade' included
• Ability to define application width ratios in a -Custom layout

Help Information

Run below commands to see some examples

Get-Help Set-GridLayout -Examples

Known Issues

Issue #	Short Description
	Fixed Application window size
	Limited only to the Primary monitor