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<chapter id="gosmetacity-1">
  <title>Working With Windows</title>
  <highlights>
    <para>The information in this chapter describes how to use windows
in the desktop environment. You can use several types of window manager with
the GNOME Desktop, for example, <application>Metacity</application> and <application>Sawfish</application>.  Many of the functions in <application>Metacity</application>
are also available in <application>Sawfish</application>. This chapter describes
the functions that are associated with the <application>Metacity</application>
window manager.</para>
  </highlights>
  <sect1 id="gosmetacity-712">
    <title>Windows and Workspaces</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>windows</primary>
      <secondary>introduction</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>workspaces</primary>
      <secondary>introduction</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>You can display many windows at the same time in your desktop
environment. Your windows are displayed in subdivisions of your desktop environment
that are called workspaces. A workspace is a discrete area in which you can
work. Every workspace in your desktop environment contains the same desktop,
the same panels, and the same menus. However, you can run different applications,
and open different windows in each workspace. You can display only one workspace
at a time in your desktop environment but you can have windows open in other
workspaces.  </para>
    <para>The <application>Workspace Switcher</application> applet displays a
visual representation of your windows and workspaces, as show in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-717"/>.</para>
    <figure id="gosmetacity-FIG-717">
      <title>Workspace Switcher Applet</title>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/workspace_switcher_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Workspace Switcher applet. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
    </figure>
    <para>You can add workspaces at any time. To add workspaces to your desktop
environment, right-click on the <application>Workspace Switcher</application>
applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Number of workspaces</guilabel> spin box to specify the number of workspaces
you require.</para>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-15">
      <title>Window Manager Behavior</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>window managers</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>A window manager controls how windows appear and behave.
The window manager manages where your windows are located, and which window
has focus. The window frame contains buttons that enable you to perform standard
actions such as moving, closing, and resizing windows.</para>
      <para>You can configure some window manager settings in the <application>Windows</application> preference tool. This manual describes the functions
that are associated with the default configuration of the <application>Metacity</application> window manager. The default configuration is specified in the <application>Windows</application> preference tool.</para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="gosmetacity-713">
    <title>Types of Window</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>windows</primary>
      <secondary>types of</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>The desktop environment features the following types of windows: </para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>Application windows </para>
        <para>When you start an application, an application window opens. The window
manager applies a frame to the application window. By default, the top edge
of the application window contains a titlebar. The titlebar contains buttons
that you can use to work with the window. The buttons in an application window
frame enable you to perform actions such as open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, or close the window. The <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> provides
a number of actions that you can perform on the window. </para>
        <para>The following figure shows a typical application window. </para>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/gedit_window.png" format="PNG"/>
            </imageobject>
            <textobject>
              <phrase>Application window in Simple theme.</phrase>
            </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Dialog windows</para>
        <para>A dialog window is a popup window in which you enter information or
commands. The dialog appears within a window frame. </para>
        <para>You can use the top edge of the frame to work with the window. For example,
you can use the titlebar to move the dialog. The frame also contains buttons
that enable you to do the following:</para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu></para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Close the dialog window</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
        <para>Typically, you open a dialog window from an application window. When
you open a dialog window, the window is usually raised and has focus. Some
dialog windows do not allow you to use the application until you close the
dialog. </para>
        <para>The following figure shows a typical dialog window. </para>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/gedit_pref_dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
            </imageobject>
            <textobject>
              <phrase>Dialog window in Simple theme.</phrase>
            </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-16">
      <title>Window Frames</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>frames</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>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.</para>
      <sect3 id="gosmetacity-10">
        <title>Themes</title>
        <indexterm>
          <primary>windows</primary>
          <secondary>themes</secondary>
        </indexterm>
        <para>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, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
      </sect3>
      <sect3 id="gosmetacity-17">
        <title>Control Elements</title>
        <indexterm>
          <primary>windows</primary>
          <secondary>frame control elements</secondary>
        </indexterm>
        <para>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:</para>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/titlebar_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/>
            </imageobject>
            <textobject>
              <phrase>Window titlebar. Callouts: Window Menu button, Titlebar, Minimize, Maximize, Close Window buttons.</phrase>
            </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
        <para>Dialog windows also contain some of the window frame control elements. <xref linkend="gosmetacity-TBL-1"/> describes the active control elements on window
frames, from left to right.</para>
        <table frame="topbot" id="gosmetacity-TBL-1">
          <title>Window Frame Control Elements</title>
          <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
            <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="41.65*"/>
            <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="58.35*"/>
            <thead>
              <row rowsep="1">
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para>Control Element</para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para>Description </para>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
              <row>
                <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                  <para><guibutton>Window Menu</guibutton>
button</para>
                </entry>
                <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                  <para>Click on
the button to open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. </para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para>Titlebar</para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para>You can use the titlebar to perform the following actions: </para>
                  <itemizedlist>
                    <listitem>
                      <para>To give focus to the window click on the titlebar.</para>
                    </listitem>
                    <listitem>
                      <para>To move the window grab the titlebar and drag the window to
the new location. </para>
                    </listitem>
                    <listitem>
                      <para>To shade the window, double-click on the titlebar. To unshade
the window, double-click on the titlebar again.</para>
                    </listitem>
                  </itemizedlist>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para><guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para>Click on the <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button
to minimize the window. </para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para><guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button </para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para>Click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button
to maximize the window. </para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry colname="colspec0">
                  <para><guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button</para>
                </entry>
                <entry colname="colspec1">
                  <para>Click on the <guibutton>Close
Window</guibutton> button to close the window. </para>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para>Border</para>
                </entry>
                <entry valign="top">
                  <para>The border around the window. Use the border to perform the following actions: </para>
                  <itemizedlist>
                    <listitem>
                      <para>To resize the window grab the border and drag the border to
the new size. </para>
                    </listitem>
                    <listitem>
                      <para>To open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, right-click on
the border.</para>
                    </listitem>
                  </itemizedlist>
                </entry>
              </row>
              <row>
                <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                  <para>Window contents</para>
                </entry>
                <entry colname="colspec1">
                  <para>The area inside the window frame. Use the
window contents to perform the following actions:</para>
                  <itemizedlist>
                    <listitem>
                      <para>To move a window, press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>,  click
in the window contents, then drag the window to the new location.</para>
                    </listitem>
                    <listitem>
                      <para>To resize a window, press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, 
then middle-click near the corner you want to resize. To resize the window,
drag from the corner on which you middle-clicked.</para>
                    </listitem>
                    <listitem>
                      <para>To open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then right-click in the window contents.</para>
                    </listitem>
                  </itemizedlist>
                </entry>
              </row>
            </tbody>
          </tgroup>
        </table>
      </sect3>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="gosmetacity-714">
    <title>Menus and Applets for Working With Windows and Workspaces</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>windows</primary>
      <secondary>applets and menus for working
with</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>This section describes the menus and applets
that you can use to work with windows and workspaces.</para>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-24">
      <title>Window Menu</title>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/window_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Window Menu. Menu items: Minimize, Maximize, Shade, Move, Resize, Close, Put on All Workspaces, Move to workspace-name.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>Window Menu</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>menus</primary>
        <secondary>Window Menu</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>The <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> is a menu of commands that you can
use to perform actions on your windows. To open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>
perform one of the following actions:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Click on the <guibutton>Window Menu</guibutton> button on
the window that you want to work with.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>spacebar</keycap></keycombo>.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then right-click on any
part of the window that you want to work with. </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
      <para><xref linkend="gosmetacity-TBL-25"/> describes the commands and submenus
in the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="gosmetacity-TBL-25">
        <title>Window Menu Commands and Submenus</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="32.34*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec3" colwidth="67.66*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Menu Item</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Function </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guimenuitem>Minimize</guimenuitem>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Minimizes the window.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para><guimenuitem>Maximize</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Unmaximize</guimenuitem></para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Maximizes
the window. If the window is already maximized, choose <guimenuitem>Unmaximize</guimenuitem> to restore the window to its previous size. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para><guimenuitem>Roll Up</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Unroll</guimenuitem></para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Reduces a window
so that only the titlebar is visible. If the window is already rolled up,
choose <guimenuitem>Unroll</guimenuitem> to restore the window to its previous
size. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Enables you to use the arrow
keys to move the window.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guimenuitem>Resize</guimenuitem>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Enables you to use the arrow
keys to resize the window.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Closes the window.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para><guimenuitem>Put on All
Workspaces</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Only on This Workspace</guimenuitem></para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Puts the window on all of your
workspaces. If the window is already on all of your workspaces, choose <guimenuitem>Only on This Workspace</guimenuitem>  to put the window on the current workspace
only.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para><guimenuitem>Move to <replaceable>workspace-name</replaceable></guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Only on <replaceable>workspace-name</replaceable></guimenuitem></para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Moves the window to the workspace that you choose.  If
the window is on all of your workspaces, choose <guimenuitem>Only on <replaceable>workspace-name</replaceable></guimenuitem> to put the window on the workspace
that you want.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-18">
      <title>Window List Applet</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>Window List applet</secondary>
        <see>Window List applet</see>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>Window List applet</primary>
        <secondary>introduction</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>window lists</primary>
        <secondary>Window List applet</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>applets</primary>
        <secondary>Window List</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para><application>Window List</application> displays a button for each application
window that is open. You can use the <application>Window List</application>
to perform the following tasks:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>To minimize a window</para>
          <para>Click on the button that represents the window.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>To restore a minimized window</para>
          <para>Click on the button that represents the window.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>To give focus to a window</para>
          <para>Click on the button that represents the window.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
      <para>When you open an application window, <application>Window List</application>
displays a button that represents the window. The window list buttons show
which application windows are open. You can view which windows are open even
if some windows are minimized, or other windows overlap a window. <application>Window List</application> can display buttons for the windows in your current
workspace, or in all workspaces. To select this option, you must change the
preferences of <application>Window List</application>.</para>
      <para>You can also right-click on a window list button to open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> for the window that the button represents. When you
open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> from <application>Window List</application>,
the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> does not contain the workspace commands.
For more information on the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> commands, see <xref linkend="gosmetacity-24"/>.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-8"/> shows <application>Window List</application>
when the following windows are open:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <application>gedit</application>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <application>Dictionary</application>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <application>GHex</application>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <application>GNOME Terminal</application>
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
      <figure id="gosmetacity-FIG-8">
        <title>Window List Applet</title>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/window_list_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
            </imageobject>
            <textobject>
              <phrase>Window List applet. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
            </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
      </figure>
      <para>The buttons in the applet show the status of your windows. <xref linkend="gosmetacity-TBL-3"/>
explains the information that the window list buttons provide about the window.
The examples in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-TBL-3"/> refer to <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-8"/>. </para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="gosmetacity-TBL-3">
        <title>Window Status Information on Window List Buttons<indexterm><primary>Window List applet</primary><secondary>window status information</secondary></indexterm></title>
        <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="33*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="33*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="33*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>State</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Indicates</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Example</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Button is pressed in.</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>The window has focus.</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>gedit</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Square brackets around window title.</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>The window is minimized.</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>[Dictionary]</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Button is not pressed in, no square brackets
around title.</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>The window is displayed,
and is not minimized.</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>ghex</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                <para>Numeral on button, in parentheses.</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                <para>The button represents
a group of buttons. </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Gnome-terminal (3)</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
      <sect3 id="gosmetacity-708">
        <title>Grouping Buttons</title>
        <indexterm>
          <primary>Window List applet</primary>
          <secondary>grouping buttons</secondary>
        </indexterm>
        <para><application>Window List</application> can group
the buttons that represent windows in the same class under one window list
button. The <guibutton>Gnome-terminal</guibutton> button in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-8"/>
is an example of a button that represents a group of buttons. The following
figure shows an example of <application>Window List</application> with a button
group open:</para>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/window_list_group_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
            </imageobject>
            <textobject>
              <phrase>Window List applet with button group open.</phrase>
            </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
        <para>To open a list of the windows in a group, click on the window list button
that represents the group. You can click on the items in the list to give
focus to windows, minimize windows, and restore windows.</para>
        <para>To open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> for a window in a button
group, right-click on the window list button that represents the group. A
list of the windows in the group is displayed. To open the <guimenu>Window
Menu</guimenu> for a window in the group, click on the item in the list. When
you open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> from the <application>Window List</application>, the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> does not contain the workspace
commands. For more information on the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> commands,
see <xref linkend="gosmetacity-24"/>.</para>
      </sect3>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-20">
      <title>Workspace Switcher Applet</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>workspaces</primary>
        <secondary>Workspace Switcher applet</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>applets</primary>
        <secondary>Workspace
Switcher</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>Workspace Switcher applet</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para><application>Workspace Switcher</application>
displays a visual representation of your workspaces, as shown in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-722"/>. <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-722"/> shows the applet when the GNOME session contains
four workspaces. Your workspaces appear as buttons on the applet. The background
of the button in the applet that represents the current workspace is highlighted.
The current workspace in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-722"/> is the workspace
at the left of the applet. To switch to another workspace, click on the workspace
in the applet.</para>
      <figure id="gosmetacity-FIG-722">
        <title>Workspace Switcher Applet</title>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/workspace_switcher_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
            </imageobject>
            <textobject>
              <phrase>Workspace Switcher applet. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
            </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
      </figure>
      <para><application>Workspace Switcher</application> also displays the application
windows and dialogs that are open in your workspaces.</para>
      <para>The applet displays the workspaces in order from left to right across
the rows of the applet. In <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-722"/>, the applet
is set up to display the workspaces in one row. You can specify the number
of rows in which your workspaces are displayed in <application>Workspace Switcher</application>. You can also change the default behavior of the applet to
display the names of your workspaces in the applet.</para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-27">
      <title>Using the Top Edge Panel to Work With Windows</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>top edge panel</primary>
        <secondary>window list icon</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>window lists</primary>
        <secondary>top edge
panel</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>From the top edge panel, you can view a
list of all windows that are currently open. You can also choose a window
to give focus to. To view the window list, click on the icon at the extreme
right of the top edge panel. The following figure shows an example of the
window list that is displayed from the top edge panel:</para>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/openwindows_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
            <phrase>Window list displayed from top edge panel.</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
      <para>When the focus changes, the icon that you click on to display the window
list changes. The icon represents the window that currently has focus. To
give focus to a window, choose that window from the window list.</para>
      <para>The window list lists the windows in all workspaces. The windows in
all workspaces other than the current workspace, are listed under a separator
line.</para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="gosmetacity-715">
    <title>Manipulating Windows</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>windows</primary>
      <secondary>manipulating</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>This section describes how to manipulate windows.</para>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-28">
      <title>To Give Focus to a Window</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>giving focus to</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>focus, giving to a window</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>A window that has focus can receive input from the mouse and the keyboard.
Only one window can have focus at a time. The window that has focus has a
different appearance than other windows. </para>
      <para>You can use the following elements to give focus to a window:</para>
      <informaltable frame="topbot">
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="33.62*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="66.38*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Element</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Action</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Mouse</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Click on the window, if the window is visible. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                <para>Shortcut keys</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                <para>Use shortcut keys to switch between
the windows that are open. To give focus to a window, release the keys. The
default shortcut keys to switch between windows are <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <application>Window List</application>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                <para>Click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <application>Workspace Switcher</application>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                <para>Click on the window that you want to give focus to in the <application>Workspace
Switcher</application> display. If you click on a window in another workspace, <application>Workspace Switcher</application> switches to the new workspace, and gives
focus to the window. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                <para>Top edge panel</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                <para>Click on the icon at the extreme
right of the top edge panel. A list of your open windows is displayed. Choose
the window from the list.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </informaltable>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-29">
      <title>To Minimize a Window</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>minimizing</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>minimizing</primary>
        <secondary>windows</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>To minimize a window perform one of the following actions: </para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Click on the <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button on the
window frame.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, then choose <guimenuitem>Minimize</guimenuitem>. </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>If the window has focus, click on the button that represents
the window in <application>Window List</application>. If the window does not
have focus, click twice on the button that represents the window. </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Minimize</guimenuitem>
from the popup menu.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-30">
      <title>To Maximize a Window</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>maximizing</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>maximizing windows</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>When you
maximize a window, the window expands as much as possible. To maximize a window
perform one of the following actions: </para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>To maximize the window, click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton>
button on the window frame. Alternatively, open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>,
then choose <guimenuitem>Maximize</guimenuitem>.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Maximize</guimenuitem>
from the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-31">
      <title>To Restore a Window</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>restoring</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>restoring</primary>
        <secondary>windows</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>To restore a maximized window perform one of the following actions: </para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button on the
window frame.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>Unmaximize</guimenuitem>. </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application> to open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>Unmaximize</guimenuitem>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
      <para>To restore a minimized window, click on the button that represents the
window in <application>Window List</application>.</para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-32">
      <title>To Close a Window</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>closing</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>closing windows</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>To close a
window perform one of the following actions: </para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Click on the <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button on
the window frame.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem>.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem> from
the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
      <para>If you have unsaved data in the window, you are prompted to save your
data.</para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-34">
      <title>To Resize a Window</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>resizing</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>resizing windows</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>To resize
a window perform one of the following actions:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Point to a corner of the window. The mouse pointer changes
to indicate that you can resize the window. Grab the corner and drag the window
to the new size.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>. Choose <guimenuitem>Resize</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Use the arrow keys to resize the window.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then middle-click near
the corner that you want to resize. The mouse pointer changes to indicate
that you can resize from the corner. To resize the window, drag from the corner
on which you middle-clicked.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>To resize a window horizontally point to one of the vertical
edges of the window. The mouse pointer changes to indicate that you can resize
the window. Grab the edge and drag the window to the new size.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>To resize a window vertically point to the bottom edge of
the window. The mouse pointer changes to indicate that you can resize the
window. Grab the edge and drag the window to the new size.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
      <note>
        <para>You cannot resize some dialog windows. Also, some application
windows have a minimum size below which you cannot reduce the window.</para>
      </note>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-35">
      <title>To Move a Window</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>moving</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>moving windows</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>To move a window
perform one of the following actions: </para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Grab the titlebar of the window and drag the window to the
new location. </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then drag the window
to the new location. </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, then choose <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>. Use the arrow keys to move the window to the new location.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem> from
the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Use the arrow keys to move the window
to the new location.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-36">
      <title>To Roll Up a Window</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>rolling up</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>rolling up windows</primary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>shading windows</primary>
        <see>rolling up windows</see>
      </indexterm>
      <para>You
can roll up and roll down windows, as follows:</para>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>Roll up</term>
          <listitem>
            <para>Reduce the window so that
only the titlebar is visible.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>Roll down</term>
          <listitem>
            <para>Switch a window from a
rolled-up state so that the full window is displayed.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
      <para>To roll up a window perform one of the following actions: </para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Double-click on the titlebar of the window. To roll down the
window, double-click on the titlebar again.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>Roll Up</guimenuitem>. To roll down the window, choose <guimenuitem>Unroll</guimenuitem>.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Roll Up</guimenuitem>
from the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. To roll down the window, choose <guimenuitem>Unroll</guimenuitem>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-38">
      <title>To Put a Window on All Workspaces</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>putting on all workspaces</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>To put a window in all workspaces, open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>Put on All Workspaces</guimenuitem>.
To set the window to appear only in the current workspace, choose <guimenuitem>Only on This Workspace</guimenuitem>.</para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-46">
      <title>To Move a Window to Another Workspace</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>windows</primary>
        <secondary>moving to another workspace</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>workspaces</primary>
        <secondary>moving windows to </secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>You can move a window to another
workspace in either of the following ways:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Use <application>Workspace Switcher</application></para>
          <para>In the <application>Workspace Switcher</application> display, drag the
window to the workspace you require.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Use the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu></para>
          <para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. To move the window to the next
workspace choose <guimenuitem>Move to <replaceable>workspace-name</replaceable></guimenuitem>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="gosmetacity-716">
    <title>Manipulating Workspaces</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>workspaces</primary>
      <secondary>manipulating</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>This section describes how to manipulate workspaces.</para>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-49">
      <title>To Switch Between Workspaces</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>workspaces</primary>
        <secondary>switching between</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>You can switch between workspaces in any of the following
ways: </para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Use <application>Workspace Switcher</application></para>
          <para>Click on the workspace that you want to switch to in <application>Workspace
Switcher</application>.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Use shortcut keys</para>
          <para>The default shortcut keys to switch between the workspaces are as follows: </para>
          <informaltable frame="topbot">
            <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
              <colspec colwidth="50*"/>
              <colspec colwidth="50*"/>
              <thead>
                <row rowsep="1">
                  <entry>
                    <para>Default Shortcut Keys</para>
                  </entry>
                  <entry>
                    <para>Function</para>
                  </entry>
                </row>
              </thead>
              <tbody>
                <row>
                  <entry>
                    <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>right arrow</keycap></keycombo></para>
                  </entry>
                  <entry>
                    <para>Selects the workspace to the
right. </para>
                  </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                  <entry>
                    <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>left arrow</keycap></keycombo></para>
                  </entry>
                  <entry>
                    <para>Selects the workspace to the
left. </para>
                  </entry>
                </row>
              </tbody>
            </tgroup>
          </informaltable>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-50">
      <title>To Add Workspaces</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>workspaces</primary>
        <secondary>adding</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>To add workspaces to your desktop environment, right-click on <application>Workspace Switcher</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>.
The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed.
Use the <guilabel>Number of workspaces</guilabel> spin box to specify the
number of workspaces you require. <application>Workspace Switcher</application>
adds new workspaces at the end of the workspace list.</para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-51">
      <title>To Name Workspaces</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>workspaces</primary>
        <secondary>naming</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>The default names of your workspaces are <literal>Workspace 1</literal>, <literal>Workspace 2</literal>, <literal>Workspace 3</literal>, and so on. To assign
names to your workspaces, right-click on <application>Workspace Switcher</application>,
then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. The <guilabel>Workspace
Switcher Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel> list box to specify the names of your workspaces. Select a workspace,
then type the new name for the workspace.</para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="gosmetacity-52">
      <title>To Delete Workspaces</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>workspaces</primary>
        <secondary>deleting</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>When you delete a workspace the windows in the workspace are moved to
another workspace, and the empty workspace is deleted. </para>
      <para>To delete workspaces from your desktop environment, right-click on <application>Workspace Switcher</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>.
The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed.
Use the <guilabel>Number of workspaces</guilabel> spin box to specify the
number of workspaces you require. <application>Workspace Switcher</application>
deletes workspaces from the end of the workspace list.</para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
</chapter>