Window Frames
A window frame is a border around a window. The window frame contains
a titlebar. The titlebar contains buttons that you can use to work with the
window.
Themes
You can apply several themes to your window frames. The theme determines
how the frame looks. To choose a theme for all your window frames, use the Theme
preference tool.
Control Elements
You can use the window frame to perform various actions
with the window. In particular, the titlebar contains various buttons. The
following figure shows the titlebar of an application window:
Dialog windows also contain some of the window frame control elements. Table 5–1 describes the active control elements on window
frames, from left to right.
Table 5–1 Window Frame Control Elements
Control Element
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Description
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Window Menu
button
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Click on
the button to open the Window Menu.
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Titlebar
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You can use the titlebar to perform the following actions:
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To give focus to the window click on the titlebar.
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To move the window grab the titlebar and drag the window to
the new location.
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To shade the window, double-click on the titlebar. To unshade
the window, double-click on the titlebar again.
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Minimize button
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Click on the Minimize button
to minimize the window.
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Maximize button
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Click on the Maximize button
to maximize the window.
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Close Window button
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Click on the Close
Window button to close the window.
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Border
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The border around the window. Use the border to perform the following actions:
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To resize the window grab the border and drag the border to
the new size.
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To open the Window Menu, right-click on
the border.
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Window contents
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The area inside the window frame. Use the
window contents to perform the following actions:
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To move a window, press-and-hold Alt, click
in the window contents, then drag the window to the new location.
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To resize a window, press-and-hold Alt,
then middle-click near the corner you want to resize. To resize the window,
drag from the corner on which you middle-clicked.
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To open the Window Menu, press-and-hold Alt, then right-click in the window contents.
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