alien.png Main window -- Window toolbar
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toolbar (window).png
Figure 30. The window tool bar

All toolbars in the program have their corresponding action also listed in the main menu. This standard tool bar buttons are ALL listed in the File menu of the application.

I'll discuss the buttons from left to right.


Cascade
Cascades all active windows (this means not minimized windows). Default MDI application option.

Tile vertically
Tiles all active windows (this means not minimized windows) vertically. Default MDI application option.

Tile Horizontally
Tiles all active windows (this means not minimized windows) horizontally. Default MDI application option.

Maximize

Maximizes the active child.

Minimize

Minimizes the active child.

Normalize

Normalizes the active child, i.e. that the active child will not be minimized nor maximized, but will have the 'default' window properties.