Common Windows Operations
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Application Window Elements
The majority of windows operations in Linux is identical to MS Windows.
The typical Linux application window consists of a window boundary and a window titlebar. On the window titlebar, there is a system menu on the left-hand-side and three buttons on the right-hand-side to minimize, maximize (or restore) window and close the window...
Sometimes the availability of these buttons differ based on the application and how it was created...
The system menu allows the user to manipulate the application window via a menu interface instead of using the buttons...
Manipulating the Application Window
Close Window
To close the application window, click the right-most button located on right-hand-side of the window titlebar (button appears as an "x")...
Maximize Window
To maximize the application window, click the middle button located on the right-hand-side of the window titlebar (button appears as a square). When the application window is maximized, the same button now appears as two squares...
