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<link type="guide" xref="shell-windows#working-with-windows"/>
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<desc>Restore, resize, arrange and hide.</desc>
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<desc>Arrange windows in a workspace to help you work more efficiently.</desc>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="review"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-03-24" status="candidate"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>ਗਨੋਮ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ</name>
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<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<credit type="author copyright">
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<name>Shaun McCance</name>
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<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<title>Window operations</title>
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<cite date="2012-02-19">shaunm</cite>
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<p>Make more task-based. Maybe split up. Overview doesn't seem
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as useful as it could be. Revisit hide/minimize terminology.
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<p>Windows can be resized or concealed to suit workflow.</p>
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<comment><p>Briefly explain the different window states that exist and how you
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can use and recognize those states. Discuss interesting ways of arranging
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windows (i.e. if there is a "Tile" option or something like that). Mention, in
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passing, how you can move and resize windows in multiple ways.</p></comment>
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<section id="min-rest-close">
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<title>Minimize, restore and close</title>
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<p> To minimize or hide a window:</p>
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<p>Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Space</key></keyseq> to bring up the
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window menu. Then press <key>n</key>. The window 'disappears' into the
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<p>To restore the window:</p>
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<p>Click on it in the <link xref="shell-terminology">activities overview</link>
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or <link xref="shell-windows-lost">retrieve</link> it from the window
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switcher by pressing <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Tab</key></keyseq>.</p>
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<p> To close the window:</p>
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<p>Click the <gui>x</gui> in the top right hand corner of the window, or</p>
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<p>Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F4</key></keyseq>, or</p>
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<p>Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Space</key></keyseq> to bring up the
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window menu. Then press <key>c</key>.</p>
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<note style="important">
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<p>A window cannot be resized if it is <em>maximized</em>.</p>
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<p>To resize your window horizontally and/or vertically:</p>
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<p>Move the mouse pointer into any corner of the window until it changes into a
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'corner-pointer'. Click+hold+drag to resize the window in any direction.</p>
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<p>To resize only in the horizontal direction:</p>
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<p>Move the mouse pointer to either side of the window until it changes into a
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'side-pointer'. Click+hold+drag to resize the window horizontally.</p>
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<p>To resize only in the vertical direction:</p>
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<p>Move the mouse pointer to the top or bottom of the window until it changes
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into a 'top-pointer' or 'bottom-pointer' respectively. Click+hold+drag to
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resize the window vertically.</p>
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<section id="arrange">
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<title>Arranging windows in your workspace</title>
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<p>To place two windows side by side:</p>
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<item><p>Click on the <gui>title bar</gui> of a window and drag it toward the
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left edge of the screen. When the <gui>mouse pointer</gui> touches the edge,
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the left half of the screen becomes highlighted. Release the mouse button and
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the window will fill the left half of the screen.</p></item>
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<item><p>Drag another window to the right side: when the right half of the
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screen is highlighted, release. Each of the two windows fills half the
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<p>Pressing <key>Alt</key> + click anywhere in a window will allow you to
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move the window. Some people may find this easier than clicking on the
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<gui>title bar</gui> of an application.</p>
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<title>Move and resize windows</title>
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<p>You can move and resize windows to help you work more efficiently.
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In addition to the the dragging behavior you might expect, GNOME features
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shortcuts and modifiers to help you arrange windows quickly.</p>
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<item><p>Move a window by dragging the titlebar, or hold down <key>Alt</key>
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and drag anywhere in the window. Hold down <key>Shift</key> while moving to
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snap the window to the edges of the screen and other windows.</p></item>
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<item><p>Resize a window by dragging the edges or corner of the window.
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Hold down <key>Shift</key> while resizing to snap the window to the edges
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of the screen and other windows.</p></item>
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<item><p>Move or resize a window using only the keyboard. Press
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<keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F7</key></keyseq> to move a window or
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<keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F8</key></keyseq> to resize. Use the arrow keys
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to move or resize, then press <key>Enter</key> to finish, or press
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<key>Esc</key> to return to the original position and size.</p></item>
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<item><p><link xref="shell-windows-maximize">Maximize a window</link> by
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dragging it to the top of the screen. Drag a window to one side of the
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screen to maximize it along the side, allowing you to <link xref="shell-windows-tiled">tile windows side by side</link>.</p></item>
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