GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

Window Menu

The Window Menu is a menu of commands that you can use to perform actions on your windows. To open the Window Menu perform one of the following actions:

Click on the Window Menu button on the window that you want to work with.
Press Alt + spacebar.
Press-and-hold Alt, then right-click on any part of the window that you want to work with.

Table 6–2 describes the commands and submenus in the Window Menu.

Table 6–2 Window Menu Commands and Submenus


Menu Item	Function
Minimize	Minimizes the window.
Maximize or Unmaximize	Maximizes the window. If the window is already maximized, choose Unmaximize to restore the window to its previous size.
Roll Up or Unroll	Reduces a window so that only the titlebar is visible. If the window is already rolled up, choose Unroll to restore the window to its previous size.
Move	Enables you to use the arrow keys to move the window.
Resize	Enables you to use the arrow keys to resize the window.
Close	Closes the window.
Put on All Workspaces or Only on This Workspace	Puts the window on all of your workspaces. If the window is already on all of your workspaces, choose Only on This Workspace to put the window on the current workspace only.
Move to `workspace-name` or Only on `workspace-name`	Moves the window to the workspace that you choose. If the window is on all of your workspaces, choose Only on `workspace-name` to put the window on the workspace that you want.