Window List

The Window List applet enables you to manage the windows that are open on the GNOME desktop. Window List 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 Window List buttons.

State	Indicates...
The button is pressed in.	The window has focus.
The button appears faded. The button text is surrounded by square brackets.	The window is minimized.
The button is not pressed in, and is not faded.	The window is displayed on the desktop and is not minimized.
There is a number in parentheses at the end of the button title.	The button represents a group of buttons.

4.9.4.1. Usage
4.9.4.2. Preferences

You can use Window List to perform the following tasks:

To give focus to a window

If you click on the Window List button that represents a window that is on the desktop but does not have focus, the applet gives focus to the window.
To minimize a window

If you click on the Window List button that represents the window that has focus, the applet minimizes the window.
To restore a minimized window

If you click on the Window List button that represents a minimized window, the applet restores the window.

You can change the order of the Window List buttons by dragging a button to a different location on the Window List.

To configure the Window List, right-click on the handle to the left of the window buttons, then choose Preferences. The following preferences can be changed:

Window List Content

To specify which windows to display in the Window List, select one of the following options:

Show windows from current workspace

Select this option to only show the windows that are open in the current workspace.
Show windows from all workspaces

Select this option to show the windows that are open in all workspaces.

Window Grouping

To specify when the Window List should group windows that belong to the same application, select one of the following options:

Never group windows

Select this option to never group windows of the same application under one button.
Group windows when space is limited

Select this option to group windows of the same application under one button when the space on the panel is restricted.
Always group windows

Select this option to always group windows of the same application under one button.

Restoring Minimized Windows

To define how the Window List behaves when you restore windows, select one of the following options.

Restore to current workspace

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.
Restore to native workspace

Select this option to switch to the workspace in which a window originally resided when you restore the window from the applet.

These options are only available if Show windows from all workspaces is selected in the Window List Content section of the dialog.

Window List

4.9.4.1. Usage

4.9.4.2. Preferences