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	 <title>&applet; Manual</title> 
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		<year>2002</year>
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		<year>2004</year> 
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	 <revhistory>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>&applet; Applet Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber> 
		  <date>&date;</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun Java Desktop System Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Window List Applet Manual V2.7</revnumber> 
		  <date>February 2004</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Window List Applet Manual V2.6</revnumber> 
		  <date>September 2003</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Window List Applet Manual V2.5</revnumber> 
		  <date>August 2003</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Window List Applet Manual V2.4</revnumber> 
		  <date>February 2003</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Window List Applet Manual V2.3</revnumber> 
		  <date>January 2003</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Window List Applet Manual V2.2</revnumber> 
		  <date>August 2002</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Window List Applet Manual V2.1</revnumber> 
		  <date>July 2002</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision>
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Window List Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber> 
		  <date>March 2002</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision> 
		<revision> 
		  <revnumber>Tasklist Applet Manual</revnumber> 
		  <date>2001</date> 
		  <revdescription> 
			 <para role="author">John Fleck
				<email>jfleck@inkstain.net</email></para> 
			 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> 
		  </revdescription> 
		</revision> 
	 </revhistory> 
	 <releaseinfo> This manual describes version &appletversion; of &applet;.
		</releaseinfo> 
	 <legalnotice> 
		<title>Feedback</title> 
		<para> To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &applet; applet or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>. </para>
		
	 </legalnotice> 
	 <abstract role="description">
		<para>The &applet; enables you to manage the windows that
		  are open on the GNOME Desktop.   Each window is represented by
		  a button in the panel in which this applet is located.</para>
	 </abstract>
  </articleinfo> 
  <indexterm> 
	 <primary>Window List</primary> 
  </indexterm> 
<!-- ============= Document Body ============================= -->
<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
  <sect1 id="windowlist-introduction"> 
	 <title>Introduction</title> 
	<!-- ==== Figure ============================================= -->
	 <figure id="windowlist-applet-fig"> 
		<title>&applet; Applet</title> 
		<screenshot> 
		  <mediaobject> 
			 <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/window_list_applet.png" format="PNG"/> 
			 </imageobject>
			 <textobject> 
				<phrase>Shows Window List applet.</phrase> 
			 </textobject> 
		  </mediaobject> 
		</screenshot> 
	 </figure> 
    	<!-- ==== End of Figure ======================================= -->
	 <para>The <application>&applet;</application> applet enables you to manage the windows that are open on the GNOME desktop. <application>&applet;</application> uses a button to represent each window or group of windows that is open. The state of the buttons in the applet varies depending on the state of the window that the button represents. The following table explains the possible states of the <application>&applet;</application> buttons.</para>
	<informaltable>
	<tgroup cols="2">
	<colspec colname="col1"/>
	<colspec colname="col2"/>
	<thead>
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para>State</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para>Indicates...</para></entry>
	</row>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para>Button is pressed in.</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para>The window has focus.</para></entry>
	</row>
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para>Square brackets around window title, button contents faded.</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para>The window is minimized.</para></entry>
	</row> 
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para>Button is not pressed in, no square brackets around title.</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para>The window is displayed on the desktop and is not minimized.</para></entry>
	</row>
	<row valign="top">
	<entry colname="col1"><para>Dotted triangular shape in upper right corner of button and a number in parentheses.</para></entry>
	<entry colname="col2"><para>The button represents a group of buttons. </para></entry>
	</row>
	</tbody>
	</tgroup>
	</informaltable>
                                                                               
    <sect2 id="windowlist-introduction-add">
      <title>To Add &applet; to a Panel</title>
	 <para>Perform the following steps:</para>
         <orderedlist>
           <listitem>
             <para>
               Right-click on the panel.
             </para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>
               Choose <guimenuitem>Add to Panel</guimenuitem>.
             </para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>
               Scroll down the list of items in the <guilabel>Add to Top Panel</guilabel> dialog, then select <guilabel>Window List</guilabel>.
             </para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>
               Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.
             </para>
           </listitem>
         </orderedlist>
         <para>The number of rows that <application>&applet;</application> uses to display the buttons depends on the size of the panel in which the applet resides.</para> 
    </sect2>
	
	<sect2 id="window-groups">
	<title>Grouping Buttons</title>
	<para>If the space on a panel is limited, <application>&applet;</application> can group the buttons that represent windows that belong to the same process under one <application>&applet;</application> button. To open a list of the buttons in a button group, click on the <application>&applet;</application> button that represents the button group. The <guibutton>Terminal</guibutton> button in <xref linkend="windowlist-applet-fig"/> is an example of a button that represents a group of buttons. The following figure shows an example of the <application>&applet;</application> applet with a button group open.</para> 
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	 <figure id="windowgroup-open-fig"> 
		<title>&applet; Applet with a Button Group Open</title> 
		<screenshot> 
		  <mediaobject> 
			 <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/window_list_group_applet.png" format="PNG"/> 
			 </imageobject>
			 <textobject> 
				<phrase>Shows Window List applet with a button group open.</phrase> 
			 </textobject> 
		  </mediaobject> 
		</screenshot> 
	 </figure> 
 
	</sect2>
  </sect1>
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  <sect1 id="windowlist-usage"> 
	 <title>Usage</title> 
	 <para>You can use <application>&applet;</application> to perform the following tasks:</para>
	<itemizedlist>
	<listitem>
	<para>To give focus to a window</para>
	<para>If you click on the <application>&applet;</application> button that represents a window that is on the desktop but does not have focus, the applet gives focus to the window. </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	<para>To minimize a window</para>
	<para>If you click on the <application>&applet;</application> button that represents the window that has focus, the applet minimizes the window. </para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	<para>To restore a minimized window</para>
	<para>If you click on the <application>&applet;</application> button that represents a minimized window, the applet restores the window.</para>
	</listitem>
	</itemizedlist>
  </sect1>
<!-- ============= Preferences ============================= -->
  <sect1 id="windowlist-prefs"> 
	 <title>Preferences</title> 
	 <para>To configure <application>&applet;</application>, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. The <guilabel>Window List Preferences</guilabel> dialog contains the following tabbed sections:
	 </para>
         <itemizedlist>
           <listitem>
             <para><xref linkend="windowlist-prefs-behavior"/></para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para><xref linkend="windowlist-prefs-size"/></para>
           </listitem>
         </itemizedlist>

  <sect2 id="windowlist-prefs-behavior"> 
	 <title>Behavior</title> 
	 <variablelist>
	 <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Window List Content</guilabel> </term>
	 <listitem>
	 <para>To specify which windows to display in <application>&applet;</application>, select one of the following options: </para>
	 	<itemizedlist>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para><guilabel>Show windows from current workspace</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Select this option to only show the windows that are open in the current workspace.</para>
	 	</listitem>
	 	<listitem><para><guilabel>Show windows from all workspaces</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Select this option to show the windows that are open in all workspaces.</para>
	 	</listitem>
	 	</itemizedlist>
	 </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
	 <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Window Grouping</guilabel> </term>
	 <listitem>
	 <para>To specify when <application>&applet;</application> groups windows that belong to the same process, select one of the following options: </para>
		<itemizedlist>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para><guilabel>Never group windows</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Select this option to never group windows of the same process under one <application>&applet;</application> button.</para>
		</listitem>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para><guilabel>Group windows when space is limited</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Select this option to group windows of the same process under one <application>&applet;</application> button when the space on the panel is restricted.</para>
		</listitem>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para><guilabel>Always group windows</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Select this option to always group windows of the same process under one <application>&applet;</application> button.</para>
		</listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
	 </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
	 <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Restoring Minimized Windows</guilabel> </term>
	 <listitem>
	 <para>To define how <application>&applet;</application> behaves when you restore windows, select one of the following options: </para>
	 	<itemizedlist>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para><guilabel>Restore to current workspace</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Select this option to restore a window from the applet to the current workspace, even if the window did not previously reside in the current workspace.</para>
	 	</listitem>
	 	<listitem><para><guilabel>Restore to native workspace</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Select this option to switch to the native workspace in which a window resides when you restore the window from the applet. </para>
	 	</listitem>
	 	</itemizedlist>
	 </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
	 </variablelist>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="windowlist-prefs-size"> 
	 <title>Size</title> 
	 <variablelist>
	 <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Window List Size</guilabel> </term>
	 <listitem>
	 <para>The size of the <application>&applet;</application> applet varies depending on the size of the panel in which the applet resides. Use the following spin boxes to set limitations on the size of the applet:</para>
		<itemizedlist>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para><guilabel>Minimum size ... pixels</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Use the spin box to specify the minimum size of the applet. If the panel is smaller than the minimum size specified, the panel adjusts in size to fit the applet.</para>
		</listitem>
	 	<listitem>
	 	<para><guilabel>Maximum size ... pixels</guilabel></para>
	 	<para>Use the spin box to specify the maximum size of the applet.</para>
		</listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
	 </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
	 </variablelist>
  </sect2>
  </sect1>

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