The displays all running applications -- both
minimized and on the desktop (see Figure 3-10).
Like GNOME, Windows 9x and other graphical
environments, the is an easy way to keep
track of and access running applications.
You can keep the running in a separate
location from the or you can have them both
located in the same place on the desktop. The default configuration
places the at the top of the desktop while
the runs at the bottom of the desktop.
You can maximize running applications or bring them to the front of
your working windows by clicking on the associated item on the
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| | Another way to bring minimized or background windows to the front is
to use the Alt and Tab keys. To pick an
item from the , hold down Alt-Tab. To scroll
through the tasks, hold down the Alt key,
while pressing the Tab key in succession. When you've
found the task you want to maximize and bring to the front, stop
pressing the Tab key and release the
Alt key. This procedure works only on your current
desktop, so if you've got applications running on other desktops,
you'll have to switch to that desktop in order to maximize it with
these keys.
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