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title: User Guide - Windows
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<br />
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<br />
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<h2>Chapter 2</h2>
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<h1>Windows</h1><br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<h2><a name="2.1">2.1 Anatomy of a Window</a></h2>Generally an application will have the following layout:<br />
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<br />
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<center>
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<img src="guide/images/anatomy.gif" border="0" width="426" height="344" alt="[Anatomy of a Window]" /><br />
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<br />
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<table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top"><br />
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman"><b>Titlebar</b></font></td>
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<td align="left"><br />
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">The titlebar presents the name of the application, document or
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window. It's color indicates the keyboard focus state and type of the window. You can use it to move, activate,
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raise, lower and access the window commands menu.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman"><b>Miniaturize
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button.</b></font></td>
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<td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">You can click on the miniaturize button to
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miniaturize/iconify a window or click it with the <b>Meta</b> key pressed to hide the application.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top"><br />
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman"><b>Close Button.</b></font></td>
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<td align="left"><br />
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">The close button can be used to close a window or kill the
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application, if the application can't understand the close message.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top"><br />
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman"><b>Resizebar.</b></font></td>
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<td align="left"><br />
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">You use the resizebar to (surprise!) resize a
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window.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top"><br />
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman"><b>Client Area.</b></font></td>
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<td align="left"><br />
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">The client area is where the application show it's
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information. If the window if inactive, you can click on it to activate it.</font></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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</center><br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<a name="2.2"></a>
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<h2><a name="2.2">2.2 Working With Windows</a></h2><a name="2.2"></a><br />
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<br />
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<a name="2.2.1"></a>
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<h3><a name="2.2.1">2.2.1 Focusing a Window</a></h3><a name="2.2.1"></a><br />
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Windows can be in two states: <i>focused</i> , or <i>unfocused.</i> The focused window (also called the key or active
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window) has a black titlebar and is the window that receives keyboard input, ie: where you can type text. Usually it's
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the window where you work on. Only one window may be focused at a time. Unfocused windows have a light gray titlebar.
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Some applications have a special type of window, called dialog windows transient windows or panels. When these windows
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are active, the window that owns them (the main window) get a dark gray titlebar. As soon as the dialog window is
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closed, the focus is returned to the owner window.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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The image below shows an active Open File panel and it's owner window.<br />
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<br />
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<center>
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<img src="guide/images/focus.gif" border="0" width="574" height="360" alt="[Focused, Unfocused, and Parent Window]" />
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</center><br />
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<br />
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There are three styles of window focusing:<br />
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<br />
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<b>Click-to-Focus</b>,or manual focus mode. In click-to-focus mode, you explicitly choose the window that should be
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focused. This is the default mode.<br />
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<br />
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<b>Focus-Follow-Mouse</b>,or auto-focus mode. In this mode, the focused window is chosen based on the position of the
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mouse pointer. The window below the mouse pointer is always the focused window.<br />
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<br />
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<b>Sloppy-Focus</b>,or semi-auto-focus mode. This is similar to the focus-follow-mouse mode, but if you move the
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pointer from a window to the root window, the window will not loose focus.<br />
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<br />
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You can choose between these modes with the <i>FocusMode</i> option<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<font face="Helvetica"><b>To focus a window in click-to-focus mode:</b></font>
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<ul type="disc">
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Click on the titlebar, resizebar or in the client area of the window with the left or
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right mouse button.<br />
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<br />
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OR<br />
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<br /></font></li>
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Click on the titlebar with the middle mouse button. This will focus the window without
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bringing it to the front.<br />
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<br />
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OR<br />
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<br /></font></li>
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Open the window list menu and select the window to focus.</font></li>
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</ul><br />
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When you click in the client area of an inactive window to set the focus, the click is normally processed by the
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application. If you find this behaviour a little confusing, you can make the application ignore this click by using the
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<i>IgnoreFocusClick</i> option.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<font face="Helvetica"><b>To focus a window in focus-follow-mouse mode:</b></font>
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<ul type="disc">
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Move the pointer over the window you want to focus.</font></li>
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</ul><br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<a name="2.2.2"></a>
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<h3><a name="2.2.2">2.2.2 Reordering Overlapping Windows</a></h3><a name="2.2.2"></a> Windows can overlap other
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windows, making some windows be over or in front of others.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<font face="Helvetica"><b>To bring a window to the front:</b><br /></font>
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<ul type="disc">
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Click on the titlebar or resizebar of the desired window with the left mouse button.<br />
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<br />
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OR<br />
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<br /></font></li>
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Select the desired window from the Window List menu.</font></li>
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</ul><br />
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<br />
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Dialog/transient windows are always placed over their owner windows, unless the <i>OnTopTransients</i> option is
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disabled. Some windows have a special attribute that allow them be permanently over normal windows. You can make
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specific windows have this attribute use the <i>AlwaysOnTop</i> window option or set it in the Window Inspector
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panel.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<h3><b>Extra Bindings</b></h3>
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<center>
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<table border="0" width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<th align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Action</font></th>
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<th align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Effect</font></th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Meta-Click on the window
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titlebar. with the left mouse button</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Sends the window to the
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back.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Meta-Click on the Client Area of
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the window with the left mouse button.</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Brings the window to the front
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and focuses it.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Hold the Meta key and press the
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Up Arrow key</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Brings the current focused
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window to the front.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Hold the Meta key and press the
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Down Arrow key</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Sends the current focused window
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to the back.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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</center><br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<a name="2.2.3"></a>
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<h3><a name="2.2.3">2.2.3 Moving a Window</a></h3><a name="2.2.3"></a> To move the window around the screen, drag the
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window through it's titlebar with the left mouse button pressed. This will also bring the window to the front and focus
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the window.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<font face="Helvetica"><b>To move a window:</b></font>
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<ul type="disc">
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Click on the titlebar of the window you want to move with the left mouse button and drag
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it with the button pressed.</font></li>
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</ul>While you move the window, a little box will appear in the screen, indicating the current window position in
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pixels, relative to the top left corner of the screen. You can change the location of this position box by hitting the
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Shift key during the move operation.<br />
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<br />
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In some rare occasions, it is possible for a window to be placed off screen. This can happen with some buggy
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applications. To bring a window back to the visible screen area, select the window in the Window List menu. You can
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prevent windows from doing that with the <i>DontMoveOff</i> window attribute.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<h3><b>Extra Bindings</b></h3>
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<center>
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<table border="0" width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<th align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Action</font></th>
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<th align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Effect</font></th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Drag the titlebar with the
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middle mouse button</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Move the window without changing
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it's stacking order.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Drag the titlebar while holding
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the Control key</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Move the window without focusing
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it.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Drag the client area or
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resizebar while holding the Meta key</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Move the window.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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</center><br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<a name="2.2.4"></a>
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<h3><a name="2.2.4">2.2.4 Resizing a Window</a></h3><a name="2.2.4"></a> The size of a window can be adjusted by
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dragging the resizebar.<br />
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<br />
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<center>
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<img src="guide/images/resizebar.gif" border="0" width="470" height="47" alt="[A Resizebar]" />
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</center><br />
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<br />
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Depending on the place you click to drag the resizebar, the resize operation is constrained to a direction.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<font face="Helvetica"><b>To resize a window</b></font>
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<ul type="disc">
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<li><font face="Helvetica">To change the window's height, click in the middle region of the resizebar and drag it
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vertically.<br />
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<br /></font></li>
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<li><font face="Helvetica">To change the window's width, click in either end regions of the resizebar and drag it
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horizontally.<br />
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<br /></font></li>
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<li><font face="Helvetica">To change both height and width at the same time, click in either end regions of the
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resizebar and drag it diagonally.</font></li>
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</ul><br />
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<br />
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<h3><b>Extra Bindings</b></h3>
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<center>
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<table border="0" width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<th align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman"><b>Action</b></font></th>
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<th align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman"><b>Effect</b></font></th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Drag the window in the client
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area with the Right mouse button, while holding the Meta key</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Resizes the window.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Drag the resizebar with the
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middle mouse button</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Resize the window without
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bringing it to the front</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Drag the resizebar while holding
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the Control key</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Resize the window without
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focusing it.</font></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">
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<hr />
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</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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</center><br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<a name="2.2.5"></a>
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<h3><a name="2.2.5">2.2.5 Miniaturizing a Window</a></h3><a name="2.2.5"></a><br />
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If you want to temporarily get rid of a window, you can miniaturize it. When miniaturizing a window, it will shrink
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into a miniwindow with a icon and a title that is placed at the bottom of the screen.<br />
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<br />
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<center>
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<img src="guide/imagtitle.gif" border="0" width="200" height="50" alt="[A Titlebar]" />
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</center><br />
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<br />
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<center>
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="40%">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td align="left"><img src="guide/images/mini.gif" border="0" width="64" height="64" alt="[A Mini-window]" /></td>
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<td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">A mini-window</font></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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</center><br />
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<br />
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You can move the miniwindow around the screen by dragging it. Unlike application icons, miniwindows cannot be
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docked.<br />
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<br />
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To restore a window from it's miniwindow, double click the miniwindow. The window will be restored in the current
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workspace, with the same position, size and contents as it had before miniaturization.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<font face="Helvetica"><b>To miniaturize a window:</b></font>
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<ul type="disc">
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Click on the miniaturize button.<br />
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<br />
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OR<br />
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<br /></font></li>
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<li><font face="Helvetica">Use the keyboard shortcut assigned to this action, Meta+m in the default
|
||||
configuration.</font></li>
|
||||
</ul><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
You can also restore all miniaturized and hidden windows of a given application by double clicking in it's application
|
||||
icon with the middle mouse button.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<a name="2.2.6"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.2.6">2.2.6 Shading a Window</a></h3><a name="2.2.6"></a> If you want to temporarily get rid of a window,
|
||||
an option for it's miniaturization is to <i>shade</i> it. When you shade a window, the window rolls up to it's
|
||||
titlebar. You can do almost everything you do with a normal window with shaded windows, like miniaturizing or closing
|
||||
it.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<font face="Helvetica"><b>To shade a window:</b></font>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul type="disc">
|
||||
<li><font face="Helvetica">Double Click on the titlebar of the window.</font></li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<img src="guide/images/shade.gif" border="0" width="287" height="279" alt="[A Shaded window]" />
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<a name="2.2.7"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.2.7">2.2.7 Closing a Window</a></h3><a name="2.2.7"></a> After finishing work in a window, you can close
|
||||
it to completely get rid of it. When you close a window, it is removed from the screen and can no longer be restored.
|
||||
So, before closing a window, be sure you have saved any work you were doing on it.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<img src="guide/imagtitle2.gif" border="0" width="200" height="50" alt="A Titlebar with a close button" />
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
Some windows will have a close button with some dots around it. These windows can't be closed normally and the only way
|
||||
to get rid of them is by exiting the application. You should try exiting from inside the application (through it's
|
||||
menus or buttons) when possible. Otherwise you can force WindowMaker to ``kill'' the application.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<font face="Helvetica"><b>To force the closure of a window (by killing the application):</b></font>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul type="disc">
|
||||
<li><font face="Helvetica">Hold the Control key and click on the close button.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
OR<br />
|
||||
<br /></font></li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><font face="Helvetica">Double click the close button.</font></li>
|
||||
</ul><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
It is also possible to kill applications that can be normally closed by clicking the close button while holding the
|
||||
Control key.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<a name="2.2.8"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.2.8">2.2.8 Maximizing a Window</a></h3><a name="2.2.8"></a> If you want to resize a window to occupy the
|
||||
whole screen, you can maximize the window. When you unmaximize it, the window will be restored to the same position and
|
||||
size it was before maximized.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<font face="Helvetica"><b>To maximize a window:</b></font>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul type="disc">
|
||||
<li><font face="Helvetica">Hold the Control key and double click on the window titlebar to resize the window's height
|
||||
to full screen.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
OR<br />
|
||||
<br /></font></li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><font face="Helvetica">Hold the Shift key and double click on the window titlebar to resize the window's width to
|
||||
full screen.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
OR<br />
|
||||
<br /></font></li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><font face="Helvetica">Hold both the Control and Shift keys and double click on the window titlebar to resize
|
||||
both window's height and width to full screen.</font></li>
|
||||
</ul><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<font face="Helvetica"><b>To restore the size of a maximized window:</b></font>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul type="disc">
|
||||
<li><font face="Helvetica">Hold the Control OR Shift key and double click on the window titlebar.</font></li>
|
||||
</ul><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
You can select whether the window should be maximized to the whole screen or if the position of the Dock should be
|
||||
accounted for by setting the <i>WinDock</i> option.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<a name="2.2.9"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.2.9">2.2.9 The Window Commands Menu</a></h3><a name="2.2.9"></a> Clicking on the titlebar of a window
|
||||
with the right mouse button will open a menu containing commands that will apply to that window. The menu can also be
|
||||
opened through the keyboard with the Control+Escape key, by default.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
|
||||
<tbody>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">(Un)Maximize</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Will either maximize the window
|
||||
horizontally and vertically, or, if the window is a;ready maximized, restore the window to the size it was
|
||||
prior to being maximized.</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Miniaturize</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Will miniaturize the
|
||||
window.</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">(Un)Shade</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Will shade the window, or
|
||||
unshade it if it is already shaded.</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Hide</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Will hide all the windows of the
|
||||
application</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Hide Others</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Will hide all current
|
||||
applications except the current one</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Move To</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Allows you to move the window to
|
||||
a different workspace</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Attributes...</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Opens the Window Attributes
|
||||
Inspector (see section <a href="#2.3">2.3</a>
|
||||
)</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Close</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Will close the
|
||||
window</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Kill</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Will kill the application. Use
|
||||
this option only if the application does not provide means to close it normally, or in extreme
|
||||
cases.</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
</tbody>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
</center><a name="2.3"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h2><a name="2.3">2.3 The Window Attributes Inspector</a></h2><a name="2.3"></a> <a name="2.3.1"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.3.1">2.3.1 Window Specification</a></h3><a name="2.3.1"></a> This panel Allows you to specify the
|
||||
WM_CLASS that WindowMaker should use to identify the window whose attributes you are setting.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<img src="guide/images/wiaspec.gif" border="0" width="262" height="374" alt=
|
||||
"[Window Attributes Inspector: Window Specification]" />
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<a name="2.3.2"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.3.2">2.3.2 Window Attributes</a></h3><a name="2.3.2"></a> This panel lets you set the attributes for the
|
||||
selected window.<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<img src="guide/images/wiaattrib.gif" border="0" width="262" height="374" alt=
|
||||
"[Window Attributes Inspector: Window Attributes]" />
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
|
||||
<tbody>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Disable titlebar</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the titlebar for the
|
||||
selected window not to be displayed</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Disable resizebar</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the resizebar for the
|
||||
selected window not to be displayed</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Disable close
|
||||
button</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the close button for the
|
||||
selected window not to be displayed</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Disable miniaturize
|
||||
button</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the miniaturize button
|
||||
for the selected window not to be displayed</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Keep on Top</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the selected window to
|
||||
stay on top of all other windows</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Omnipresent</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the selected window to be
|
||||
displayed in all workspaces</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Start miniaturized</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the selected window to
|
||||
start miniaturized</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Skip window list</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the select window to be
|
||||
skipped when cycling through the window list.</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
</tbody>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<a name="2.3.3"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.3.3">2.3.3 Advanced Options</a></h3><a name="2.3.3"></a><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<img src="guide/images/wiaadvanced.gif" border="0" width="262" height="374" alt=
|
||||
"[Window Attributes Inspector: Advanced Options]" />
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
|
||||
<tbody>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Ignore HideOthers</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the selected window to
|
||||
remain visible when <b>HideOthers</b> is selected from the <a href=
|
||||
"#2.2.9">Window Commands Menu</a></font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Don't bind keyboard
|
||||
shortcuts</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the selected window to
|
||||
receive ALL keyboard events</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Don't bind mouse
|
||||
clicks</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the selected window to
|
||||
receive all mouse-click events</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Keep Inside Screen</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the selected window not
|
||||
to be able to place itself off the screen</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Don't let it take
|
||||
focus</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the selected window not
|
||||
to be able to take input focus</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Don't Save Session</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Causes the state of the selected
|
||||
window not to be saved when a session is saved. (either when quitting WindowMaker, or when done
|
||||
manually.)</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Emulate Application
|
||||
Icon</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Emulates an Application Icon for
|
||||
"broken" applications</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
</tbody>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<a name="2.3.4"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.3.4">2.3.4 Icon and Initial Workspace</a></h3><a name="2.3.4"></a> This panel allows you to
|
||||
<b>browse</b> for, and <b>update</b> the <b>mini-window image</b> for the selected window, as well as setting the
|
||||
<b>initial workspace.</b><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<img src="guide/images/wiaiandiw.gif" border="0" width="262" height="374" alt=
|
||||
"[Window Attributes Inspector: Icon and Initia Workspace]" />
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<a name="2.3.5"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a name="2.3.5">2.3.5 Application Specific</a></h3><a name="2.3.5"></a> Attributes specific to the selected
|
||||
application<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<center>
|
||||
<img src="guide/images/wiaappspec.gif" border="0" width="262" height="374" alt=
|
||||
"[Window Attributes Inspector: Icon and Initia Workspace]" />
|
||||
</center><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
|
||||
<table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
|
||||
<tbody>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Start hidden</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Starts the selected application in
|
||||
a hidden state</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<th align="right" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">No application icon</font></th>
|
||||
|
||||
<td align="left" valign="top"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Times Roman">Disables the application icon for
|
||||
the selected application</font></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
</tbody>
|
||||
</table><br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
<br />
|
||||
474
docs/chap2.rst
Normal file
474
docs/chap2.rst
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,474 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
layout: default
|
||||
title: User Guide - Windows
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Windows
|
||||
=======
|
||||
|
||||
Anatomy of a Window
|
||||
-------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Generally an application will have the following layout:
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/anatomy.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: Anatomy of a Window
|
||||
|
||||
Titlebar
|
||||
The titlebar presents the name of the application, document or window. It's
|
||||
color indicates the keyboard focus state and type of the window. You can use
|
||||
it to move, activate, raise, lower and access the window commands menu.
|
||||
|
||||
Miniaturize button
|
||||
You can click on the miniaturize button to miniaturize/iconify a window or
|
||||
click it with the **Meta** key pressed to hide the application.
|
||||
|
||||
Close Button
|
||||
The close button can be used to close a window or kill the application, if
|
||||
the application can't understand the close message.
|
||||
|
||||
Resizebar
|
||||
You use the resizebar to (surprise!) resize a window.
|
||||
|
||||
Client Area
|
||||
The client area is where the application show it's information. If the
|
||||
window if inactive, you can click on it to activate it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Working With Windows
|
||||
--------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Focusing a Window
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
Windows can be in two states: *focused*, or *unfocused.* The focused window
|
||||
(also called the key or active window) has a black titlebar and is the window
|
||||
that receives keyboard input, ie: where you can type text. Usually it's the
|
||||
window where you work on. Only one window may be focused at a time. Unfocused
|
||||
windows have a light gray titlebar. Some applications have a special type of
|
||||
window, called dialog windows transient windows or panels. When these windows
|
||||
are active, the window that owns them (the main window) get a dark gray
|
||||
titlebar. As soon as the dialog window is closed, the focus is returned to the
|
||||
owner window.
|
||||
|
||||
The image below shows an active Open File panel and it's owner window.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/focus.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: Focused, Unfocused, and Parent Window
|
||||
|
||||
There are three styles of window focusing:
|
||||
|
||||
**Click-to-Focus**, or manual focus mode. In click-to-focus mode, you
|
||||
explicitly choose the window that should be focused. This is the default mode.
|
||||
|
||||
**Focus-Follow-Mouse**, or auto-focus mode. In this mode, the focused window is
|
||||
chosen based on the position of the mouse pointer. The window below the mouse
|
||||
pointer is always the focused window.
|
||||
|
||||
**Sloppy-Focus**, or semi-auto-focus mode. This is similar to the
|
||||
focus-follow-mouse mode, but if you move the pointer from a window to the root
|
||||
window, the window will not loose focus.
|
||||
|
||||
You can choose between these modes with the *FocusMode* option.
|
||||
|
||||
To focus a window in **Click-To-Focus** mode:
|
||||
|
||||
- Click on the titlebar, resizebar or in the client area of the window with the
|
||||
left or right mouse button.
|
||||
|
||||
OR
|
||||
|
||||
- Click on the titlebar with the middle mouse button. This will focus the
|
||||
window without bringing it to the front.
|
||||
|
||||
OR
|
||||
|
||||
- Open the window list menu and select the window to focus.
|
||||
|
||||
When you click in the client area of an inactive window to set the focus, the
|
||||
click is normally processed by the application. If you find this behaviour a
|
||||
little confusing, you can make the application ignore this click by using the
|
||||
*IgnoreFocusClick* option.
|
||||
|
||||
To focus a window in **Focus-Follow-Mouse** mode:
|
||||
|
||||
- Move the pointer over the window you want to focus.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Reordering Overlapping Windows
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
Windows can overlap other windows, making some windows be over or in front of
|
||||
others.
|
||||
|
||||
To bring a window to the front:
|
||||
|
||||
- Click on the titlebar or resizebar of the desired window with the left mouse
|
||||
button.
|
||||
|
||||
OR
|
||||
|
||||
- Select the desired window from the Window List menu.
|
||||
|
||||
Dialog/transient windows are always placed over their owner windows, unless the
|
||||
*OnTopTransients* option is disabled. Some windows have a special attribute
|
||||
that allow them be permanently over normal windows. You can make specific
|
||||
windows have this attribute use the *AlwaysOnTop* window option or set it in
|
||||
the Window Inspector panel.
|
||||
|
||||
**Extra Bindings**
|
||||
|
||||
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Action | Effect |
|
||||
+====================================+======================================+
|
||||
| Meta-Click on the window titlebar, | Sends the window to the |
|
||||
| with the left mouse button | back. |
|
||||
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Meta-Click on the Client Area of | Brings the window to the front and |
|
||||
| the window with the left mouse | focuses it. |
|
||||
| button. | |
|
||||
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Hold the Meta key and press the Up | Brings the current focused window to |
|
||||
| Arrow key | the front. |
|
||||
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Hold the Meta key and press the | Sends the current focused window to |
|
||||
| Down Arrow key | the back. |
|
||||
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Moving a Window
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
To move the window around the screen, drag the window through it's titlebar
|
||||
with the left mouse button pressed. This will also bring the window to the
|
||||
front and focus the window.
|
||||
|
||||
To move a window:
|
||||
|
||||
- Click on the titlebar of the window you want to move with the left mouse
|
||||
button and drag it with the button pressed.
|
||||
|
||||
While you move the window, a little box will appear in the screen, indicating
|
||||
the current window position in pixels, relative to the top left corner of the
|
||||
screen. You can change the location of this position box by hitting the Shift
|
||||
key during the move operation.
|
||||
|
||||
In some rare occasions, it is possible for a window to be placed off screen.
|
||||
This can happen with some buggy applications. To bring a window back to the
|
||||
visible screen area, select the window in the Window List menu. You can prevent
|
||||
windows from doing that with the *DontMoveOff* window attribute.
|
||||
|
||||
**Extra Bindings**
|
||||
|
||||
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Action | Effect |
|
||||
+=====================================+=======================================+
|
||||
| Drag the titlebar with the middle | Move the window without changing it's |
|
||||
| mouse button | stacking order. |
|
||||
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Drag the titlebar while holding the | Move the window without focusing it. |
|
||||
| Control key | |
|
||||
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Drag the client area or resizebar | Move the window. |
|
||||
| while holding the Meta key | |
|
||||
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Resizing a Window
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The size of a window can be adjusted by dragging the resizebar.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/resizebar.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: A Resizebar
|
||||
|
||||
Depending on the place you click to drag the resizebar, the resize operation is
|
||||
constrained to a direction.
|
||||
|
||||
To resize a window:
|
||||
|
||||
- To change the window's height, click in the middle region of the resizebar
|
||||
and drag it vertically.
|
||||
- To change the window's width, click in either end regions of the resizebar
|
||||
and drag it horizontally.
|
||||
- To change both height and width at the same time, click in either end regions
|
||||
of the resizebar and drag it diagonally.
|
||||
|
||||
**Extra Bindings**
|
||||
|
||||
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Action | Effect |
|
||||
+====================================+====================================+
|
||||
| Drag the window in the client area | Resizes the window. |
|
||||
| with the Right mouse button, while | |
|
||||
| holding the Meta key | |
|
||||
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Drag the resizebar with the middle | Resize the window without bringing |
|
||||
| mouse button | it to the front |
|
||||
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|
||||
| Drag the resizebar while holding | Resize the window without focusing |
|
||||
| the Control key | it. |
|
||||
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Miniaturizing a Window
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
If you want to temporarily get rid of a window, you can miniaturize it.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/title.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: A Titlebar
|
||||
|
||||
When miniaturizing a window, it will shrink into a miniwindow with a icon and a
|
||||
title that is placed at the bottom of the screen.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/mini.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: A Mini-window
|
||||
|
||||
A mini-window
|
||||
|
||||
You can move the miniwindow around the screen by dragging it. Unlike
|
||||
application icons, miniwindows cannot be docked.
|
||||
|
||||
To restore a window from it's miniwindow, double click the miniwindow. The
|
||||
window will be restored in the current workspace, with the same position, size
|
||||
and contents as it had before miniaturization.
|
||||
|
||||
To miniaturize a window:
|
||||
|
||||
- Click on the miniaturize button
|
||||
|
||||
OR
|
||||
|
||||
- Use the keyboard shortcut assigned to this action, Meta+m in the default
|
||||
configuration.
|
||||
|
||||
You can also restore all miniaturized and hidden windows of a given application
|
||||
by double clicking in it's application icon with the middle mouse button.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Shading a Window
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
If you want to temporarily get rid of a window, an option for it's
|
||||
miniaturization is to *shade* it. When you shade a window, the window rolls up
|
||||
to it's titlebar. You can do almost everything you do with a normal window with
|
||||
shaded windows, like miniaturizing or closing it.
|
||||
|
||||
To shade a window:
|
||||
|
||||
- Double Click on the titlebar of the window.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/shade.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: A Shaded window
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Closing a Window
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
After finishing work in a window, you can close it to completely get rid of it.
|
||||
When you close a window, it is removed from the screen and can no longer be
|
||||
restored. So, before closing a window, be sure you have saved any work you were
|
||||
doing on it.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/imagtitle2.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: A Titlebar with a close button
|
||||
|
||||
Some windows will have a close button with some dots around it. These windows
|
||||
can't be closed normally and the only way to get rid of them is by exiting the
|
||||
application. You should try exiting from inside the application (through it's
|
||||
menus or buttons) when possible. Otherwise you can force WindowMaker to
|
||||
``kill`` the application.
|
||||
|
||||
To force the closure of a window (by killing the application):
|
||||
|
||||
- Hold the Control key and click on the close button.
|
||||
|
||||
OR
|
||||
|
||||
- Double click the close button.
|
||||
|
||||
It is also possible to kill applications that can be normally closed by
|
||||
clicking the close button while holding the Control key.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Maximizing a Window
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
If you want to resize a window to occupy the whole screen, you can maximize the
|
||||
window. When you unmaximize it, the window will be restored to the same
|
||||
position and size it was before maximized.
|
||||
|
||||
To maximize a window:
|
||||
|
||||
- Hold the Control key and double click on the window titlebar to resize the
|
||||
window's height to full screen.
|
||||
|
||||
OR
|
||||
|
||||
- Hold the Shift key and double click on the window titlebar to resize the
|
||||
window's width to full screen.
|
||||
|
||||
OR
|
||||
|
||||
- Hold both the Control and Shift keys and double click on the window titlebar
|
||||
to resize both window's height and width to full screen.
|
||||
|
||||
To restore the size of a maximized window:
|
||||
|
||||
- Hold the Control OR Shift key and double click on the window titlebar.
|
||||
|
||||
You can select whether the window should be maximized to the whole screen or if
|
||||
the position of the Dock should be accounted for by setting the *WinDock*
|
||||
option.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
The Window Commands Menu
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
Clicking on the titlebar of a window with the right mouse button will open a
|
||||
menu containing commands that will apply to that window. The menu can also be
|
||||
opened through the keyboard with the Control+Escape key, by default.
|
||||
|
||||
(Un)Maximize
|
||||
Will either maximize the window horizontally and vertically, or, if the
|
||||
window is already maximized, restore the window to the size it was prior to
|
||||
being maximized.
|
||||
|
||||
Miniaturize
|
||||
Will miniaturize the window.
|
||||
|
||||
(Un)Shade
|
||||
Will shade the window, or unshade it if it is already shaded.
|
||||
|
||||
Hide
|
||||
Will hide all the windows of the application
|
||||
|
||||
Hide Others
|
||||
Will hide all current applications except the current one
|
||||
|
||||
Move To
|
||||
Allows you to move the window to a different workspace
|
||||
|
||||
Attributes...
|
||||
Opens the Window Attributes Inspector (see section `2.3 <#2.3>`)
|
||||
|
||||
Close
|
||||
Will close the window
|
||||
|
||||
Kill
|
||||
Will kill the application. Use this option only if the application does not
|
||||
provide means to close it normally, or in extreme cases.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
The Window Attributes Inspector
|
||||
-------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Window Specification
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
This panel Allows you to specify the WM_CLASS that WindowMaker should use to
|
||||
identify the window whose attributes you are setting.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/wiaspec.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: Window Attributes Inspector: Window Specification
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Window Attributes
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
This panel lets you set the attributes for the selected window.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/wiaattrib.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: Window Attributes Inspector: Window Attributes
|
||||
|
||||
Disable titlebar
|
||||
Causes the titlebar for the selected window not to be displayed
|
||||
|
||||
Disable resizebar
|
||||
Causes the resizebar for the selected window not to be displayed
|
||||
|
||||
Disable close button
|
||||
Causes the close button for the selected window not to be displayed
|
||||
|
||||
Disable miniaturize button
|
||||
Causes the miniaturize button for the selected window not to be displayed
|
||||
|
||||
Keep on Top
|
||||
Causes the selected window to stay on top of all other windows
|
||||
|
||||
Omnipresent
|
||||
Causes the selected window to be displayed in all workspaces
|
||||
|
||||
Start miniaturized
|
||||
Causes the selected window to start miniaturized
|
||||
|
||||
Skip window list
|
||||
Causes the select window to be skipped when cycling through the window list.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Advanced Options
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/wiaadvanced.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: Window Attributes Inspector: Advanced Options
|
||||
|
||||
Ignore HideOthers
|
||||
Causes the selected window to remain visible when **HideOthers** is selected
|
||||
from the `Window Commands Menu <#2.2.9>`_
|
||||
|
||||
Don't bind keyboard shortcuts
|
||||
Causes the selected window to receive ALL keyboard events
|
||||
|
||||
Don't bind mouse clicks
|
||||
Causes the selected window to receive all mouse-click events
|
||||
|
||||
Keep Inside Screen
|
||||
Causes the selected window not to be able to place itself off the screen
|
||||
|
||||
Don't let it take focus
|
||||
Causes the selected window not to be able to take input focus
|
||||
|
||||
Don't Save Session
|
||||
Causes the state of the selected window not to be saved when a session is
|
||||
saved. (either when quitting WindowMaker, or when done manually.)
|
||||
|
||||
Emulate Application Icon
|
||||
Emulates an Application Icon for "broken" applications
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Icon and Initial Workspace
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
This panel allows you to **browse** for, and **update** the **mini-window
|
||||
image** for the selected window, as well as setting the **initial workspace**.
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/wiaiandiw.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: Window Attributes Inspector: Icon and Initia Workspace
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Application Specific
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
Attributes specific to the selected application
|
||||
|
||||
.. figure:: guide/images/wiaappspec.gif
|
||||
:figclass: borderless
|
||||
:alt: Window Attributes Inspector: Icon and Initia Workspace
|
||||
|
||||
Start hidden
|
||||
Starts the selected application in a hidden state
|
||||
|
||||
No application icon
|
||||
Disables the application icon for the selected application
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user