Hanten Usage

You can change the setting with the context menu shown by right clicking on the Hanten.

Change bounds

Select 'Bounds...' in the context menu, the 'Bounds' dialog will be shown.

Hanten, Context menu (right click on the Hanten to show)

Specify bounds by a window location

To specify bounds by a window location, Drag the finder tool to the target window.

Hanten, Bounds dialog

Direct bounds change (v.1.2 ~) NEW!

You can see the half-transparent blue bounds window, if the bounds' width and the height are both > 0. You can change the bounds size by dragging the windows' edges and change the location by dragging the center.

Hanten, Direct bounds change

Specify by the axis

You can change the axis, by dragging the LT and RB rectangles.

Push OK to confirm

To confirm the changes, push the OK button. If you push the cancel button / x button, the changes are canceled.

Flip

You can change the flip type by the context menu.

Hanten, Context menu, Flip

Rate

You can change the magnify rate by the context menu, or dragging Hanten window's edges. The rate is always calculated by the window's client size.

Hanten, Context menu, Rate

Convert color NEW! (v.1.2.3 ~)

You can turn on / off the 'Convert color' effects by the context menu. And you can right-click the 'Binarize' menu item to change option values of the 'Binarize' effect.

Hanten, Context menu, Convert color

Rendering engine

You can change the rendering engine by the context menu. GDI, GDI+ are first but rough.

Direct2D rendering engine NEW! (v.1.1 ~)

After Windows Vista SP2, You can use 'Direct2D bilinear' and 'Direct2D nearest-neightbor'. These are fast but less-quality than GDI+ high quality engines.

Hanten, Context menu, Rendering engine

Change interval (reflesh rate)

You can change the interval by the context menu. Much frequency needs more CPU power.

Hanten, Context menu, Interval

Change window design NEW! (v.1.2.2 ~)

You can choose a design of the window by the context menu.

Hanten, Context menu, Window

Hanten, Normal window style

Hanten, Tool window style

Hanten, Only thin borders

Hanten, No borders

Manipulate window NEW! (v.1.2.2 ~)

Although some window design has no caption bar, you can move the window by dragging the center of the window. And you can resize the window by dragging the corners and the edges of the window if the window has no border lines.

Maximize the window, etc...

Maximize, Minimize, Restore window command menu items are prepared in the context menu, so you can invoke that without caption bar.

Hanten, Context menu, Window

Exit command menu item is the last to quit the Hanten.

Lock window position NEW! (v.1.2.3 ~)

You can turn on / off the lock condition by clicking the 'Lock window position' menu item. Sizing and moving window will be disabled if you lock. Maximazing and minimizing is not disabled.