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=== Titlebar buttons ===
=== Titlebar buttons ===


Some [[window manager]]s provide titlebar buttons which provide the facility to minimize, maximize, rollup or close application windows. Some window managers may display the titlebar buttons in the taskbar or taskpanel, rather than in the titlebars.
Some [[window manager]]s provide titlebar buttons which provide the facility to minimize, maximize, roll-up or close application windows. Some window managers may display the titlebar buttons in the taskbar or taskpanel, rather than in the titlebars.


The following buttons may appear in the titlebar:
The following buttons may appear in the titlebar:


* [[Back (Window control)|back]]
* meta
* [[Close (Window control)|close]]
* menu
* [[Maximize (Window control)|maximize]]
* minimize
* [[Menu (Computing)|menu]]
* maximize
* [[Meta key|meta]]
* resize
* [[Minimize (Window control)|minimize]]
* rollup
* [[Resize (Window control)|resize]]
* close
* [[Roll-up (Window control)|roll-up]]


Note that a [[context menu]] may be available from some titlebar buttons
Note that a [[context menu]] may be available from some titlebar buttons or by right-clicking.


=== Titlebar icon ===
=== Titlebar icon ===


Some [[window manager]]s display a small icon in the titlebar that may vary according to the application on which it appears. The titlebar icon may behave like a menu button, or may provide a [[context menu]] facility.
Some [[window manager]]s display a small icon in the titlebar that may vary according to the application on which it appears. The titlebar icon may behave like a menu button, or may provide a [[context menu]] facility.

=== Document status icon ===

Some window managers display an icon or symbol to indicate that the contents of the window have not been saved or confirmed in some way: [[Mac OS X]] changes its [[Close (Window control)|close]] icon from an X to a dot; [[RISC OS]] appends an [[asterisk]] to the title.

== List of OS specific window managers and the types of titlebar they use ==

{| style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable"
! OS
! icon
! [[Back (Window control)|back]]
! [[Close (Window control)|close]]
! [[Maximize (Window control)|maximize]]
! [[Menu (Computing)|menu]]
! [[Meta key|meta]]
! [[Minimize (Window control)|minimize]]
! [[Resize (Window control)|resize]]
! [[Roll-up (Window control)|roll-up]]
! status
! [[context menu]]
! Notes
|-
! [[Mac Os X]]
|
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
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|-
! [[RISC OS]]
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
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|-
! [[Windows]]
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| Icon is context menu
|}


== List of X window managers and the types of titlebar that they use ==
== List of X window managers and the types of titlebar that they use ==


* [[3dwm]] - titlebars have [[close]] and [[menu]] buttons
* [[3dwm]] - [[close]] and [[menu]] buttons
* [[4dwm]] - titlebars have [[meta]], [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] buttons
* [[4dwm]] - [[meta]], [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] buttons
* [[5dwm]] - titlebars have [[menu]], [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] buttons
* [[5dwm]] - [[menu]], [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] buttons
* [[aewm]] - titlebars have a [[meta]] button
* [[aewm]] - [[meta]] button
* [[aewm++]] - titlebars have a [[meta]] button
* [[aewm++]] - [[meta]] button
* [[afterstep]] - titlebars have [[close]], [[menu]] and optional [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] buttons
* [[afterstep]] - [[close]], [[menu]] and optional [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] buttons
* [[alloywm]]
* [[alloywm]]
* [[amiwm]] - titlebars have [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[amiwm]] - [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[antico]] - titlebars have [[meta]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[antico]] - [[meta]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[afterstep]] - titlebars have [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[afterstep]] - [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[asclassic]] - titlebars have [[close]] and [[menu]] buttons
* [[asclassic]] - [[close]] and [[menu]] buttons
* [[awesome]] - titlebars have an icon and [[minimize]], [[maximize]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[awesome]] - icon and [[minimize]], [[maximize]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[azalea]] - titlebars have an icon, [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[azalea]] - icon, [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[beryl]] - titlebars have an icon, [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[beryl]] - icon, [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[blackbox]] - titlebars have an icon, [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[blackbox]] - icon, [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[ctwm]] - titlebars have an icon and [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[ctwm]] - icon and [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[fluxbox]] - titlebars
* [[fluxbox]] - title only
* [[FLWM]] - uses vertical titlebars
* [[FLWM]] - vertical titlebars
* [[fpcbol]] - titlebars have [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[fpcbol]] - [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[fvwm]] - titlebars have [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[fvwm]] - [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[fvwm95]] - titlebars have [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[fvwm95]] - [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[heliwm]] - can optionally display titlebars
* [[heliwm]] - optional, title only
* [[icewm]] - titlebars provide a [[rightclick]] menu and have [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[icewm]] - [[rightclick]] menu and have [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[ion2]] - titlebars provide a menu when a [[rightclick]] event is applied
* [[ion2]] - [[rightclick]] menu
* [[jwm]] - titlebars have [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[jwm]] - [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[karmen]] - titlebars have [[minimize]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[karmen]] - [[minimize]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[Lightweight window manager]] - titlebars have only a [[close]] button
* [[Lightweight window manager]] - [[close]] button
* [[mvwm]] - titlebars have a titlebar icon, [[minimize]], [[maximize]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[mvwm]] - icon, [[minimize]], [[maximize]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[mwm]] - titlebars have [[menu]], [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] buttons
* [[mwm]] - [[menu]], [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] buttons
* [[olwm]] titlebars provide a [[rightclick]] menu, and a [[minimize]] button
* [[olwm]] - [[rightclick]] menu, and a [[minimize]] button
* [[openbox]] - titlebars have [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[openbox]] - [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[pekwm]] - titlebars have [[minimize]], [[maximize]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[pekwm]] - [[minimize]], [[maximize]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[pwm2]] - titlebars provide a menu when a [[rightclick]] event is applied
* [[pwm2]] - [[rightclick]] menu
* [[qvwm]] - titlebars have [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[qvwm]] - [[minimize]], [[maximize]], and [[close]] buttons
* [[sawfish]] - titlebars have [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[sawfish]] - [[minimize]], [[maximize]], [[rollup]] and [[close]] buttons
* [[smallwm]] - titlebars have a close button
* [[smallwm]] - [[close]] button
* [[twm]] - titlebars have [[minimize]], [[resize]] buttons
* [[twm]] - [[minimize]], [[resize]] buttons
* [[vtwm]] - titlebars have [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[resize]] buttons
* [[vtwm]] - [[menu]], [[minimize]], [[resize]] buttons


Note that many of these window manager allow customization of the buttons shown in the titlebar, some with much greater flexibility than others.
Note that many of these window manager allow customization of the buttons shown in the titlebar, some with much greater flexibility than others.

Revision as of 19:28, 7 February 2011

In computing, the title bar (or titlebar) consists of that part of a window where the title of the window appears. Most graphical operating systems and window managers position the title bar at the top of the application window as a horizontal bar.

Default title-bar text often incorporates the name of the application and/or of its manufacturer. The name of the host running the application also appears frequently. Various methods (menu-selections, escape sequences, setup parameters, command-line options — depending on the computing environment) may exist to give the end-user some control of title-bar text. Most web browsers will render the contents of the title HTML element in their title bar, often pre- or postfixed by the application name. Google Chrome places its tabs in the title bar, so it is not necessary to use the main window for the tabs.

The title bar often contains icons for system commands relating to the window, such as a maximize, minimize, rollup and close buttons; and may include other content such as an application icon, a clock, etc.

In many graphical user interfaces, including the Mac OS and Microsoft Windows interfaces, the user may move a window by grabbing the title bar and dragging.

Title bar from Calculator in GNOME on Ubuntu.

Types of titlebar

Typically titlebars can be used to provide window motion enabling the window to be moved around the screen by using a drag action.

Useless titlebars

Some window managers provide useless titlebars which are purely for decorative purposes and offer no window motion facility. These window managers do not allow windows to be moved around the screen by using a drag action on the titlebar.

Titlebar buttons

Some window managers provide titlebar buttons which provide the facility to minimize, maximize, roll-up or close application windows. Some window managers may display the titlebar buttons in the taskbar or taskpanel, rather than in the titlebars.

The following buttons may appear in the titlebar:

Note that a context menu may be available from some titlebar buttons or by right-clicking.

Titlebar icon

Some window managers display a small icon in the titlebar that may vary according to the application on which it appears. The titlebar icon may behave like a menu button, or may provide a context menu facility.

Document status icon

Some window managers display an icon or symbol to indicate that the contents of the window have not been saved or confirmed in some way: Mac OS X changes its close icon from an X to a dot; RISC OS appends an asterisk to the title.

List of OS specific window managers and the types of titlebar they use

OS icon back close maximize menu meta minimize resize roll-up status context menu Notes
Mac Os X Yes Yes Yes Yes
RISC OS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Icon is context menu

List of X window managers and the types of titlebar that they use

Note that many of these window manager allow customization of the buttons shown in the titlebar, some with much greater flexibility than others.

See also

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