Wednesday, January 21, 2009

A Window's Position or Location

Whenever you launch an application or open a window, it uses a portion of the screen or the whole area. When a window is maximized, it uses the whole display. On the other hand, a window that is occupying only a portion of the screen can be moved away from its current location. This allows seeing other programs that are "running" on the computer. The ability to move a window is partly controlled by the person who created the window. Therefore, in some applications, you will not be able to move the window.
When a window is not maximized, it is positioned at some coordinates with regards to the monitor. Based on this, such a window can be located by its top and its left values. Here is an example:

Unless you are a programmer, you will never be concerned with the Top and Left values of the location of a window.
If at one time you don't like the area where a window is located, you can move it. To move a window using the mouse, you can drag its title bar to the new location. To move a window using the keyboard, first right-click its title bar and click Move (or click its System icon and click Move). The mouse pointer changes into a four arrowed cross. Then press the right, the up, the down, or the left arrow keys. When the window gets to the desired location, press Esc.

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