Questions tagged [window]
In computers, a window is one of the fundamental elements of a GUI (graphical user interface), usually rectangular in shape and connected to a process, allowing that process to display output as well as accept input. In modern operating systems, multiple windows can overlap each other and be resized and arranged at will by the user.
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How to open files in vertically/horizontal split windows in Vim from the command line
There must be a way, something like this:
vim -[option] <file-list>
to open files from command prompt and not from within Vim.
split windows vertically or/and horizontally
in separate tabs
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What is the difference between pressing Alt+Tab and Ctrl+Alt+Tab?
When I press Alt+Tab, then I get a window to switch between windows. With Ctrl+Alt+Tab, I get the same result. What is the difference between them?
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Reset Mac OS X Windows Position after de-attaching external monitor
Using Mac OS on multiple monitor is great, but after removing external monitor (2nd monitor) usually windows position originally on the external monitor doesn't get re-positioned to default monitor. ...
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What can I do to retrieve windows that have gone off screen?
I am having a weird issue with a machine where sometimes when a window is initialized, it will shoot off screen and out of sight. I am unable to click on it to drag it back to sight.
Are there any ...
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Getting Mac OS X applications to close after last window closed
I know it's just a pet peeve, but I hate it that Mac OS X's Preview.app stays open when it has no windows open. Is there any way to make it close when its last window is closed?
Since I don't see ...
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Alt+click-drag window resizing on a Mac? (Similar to X-Windows)
Is there a way I can get this behavior on Mac OS?
alt + right-click-drag will resize the window, relative to where you've clicked within the window and the window's center
alt + left-click-drag will ...
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Make window always on top?
Some applications do not have the functionality like Task Manager's "Always on top" feature.
Is there a way around this?
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How to close window at byobu?
I started to use byobu, and find the it really cool thing.
It has a lot of hot keys. But I couldn't find one of them, and I stuck with one tricky point.
With F2 - you create a new window, but how to ...
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Disable or delay Alt+Tab Aero Peek effect in Windows 7
In Windows 7 pressing Alt+Tab shows the transparent windows (Aero) effect. The screen change is distracting while I'm trying to figure out which window to switch to based on the thumbnail preview (...
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Shortcut in Windows 7 to switch between same application's windows, like Cmd + ` in OS X
Is there a shortcut in Windows 7 to switch between windows in a given application only? I very much like this feature in OS X; what is its equivalent in Windows?
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How to identify which process is running which window in Mac OS X?
I’d like to know if it is possible to identify which process is responsible for creating/managing a window in Mac OS X.
For example, when multiple instances of an application are started, how can I ...
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Is there a way to resize a window to specific sizes (eg.800x600, 1024x768..)?
I need a way to resize any window (not just Firefox!) to specific sizes.
I need to check what the application I'm writing looks like at these resolutions - how many columns are visible in grids, that ...
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How to take a screenshot of a window larger than the screen
I want to take a screen shot of a window that's larger than the screen size.
If I zoom out of the window and I take the screenshot, I lose quality since zooming into the image will not work.
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How to find source process of unknown popup in Windows 7 [duplicate]
A random popup appears in Windows 7 titled as Information with a progress bar and a clock. The window sometimes says Please wait a moment..., and the progress bar moves very slowly and disappears.
I ...
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Why isn't 255.255.249.0 a valid subnet mask?
I was just wondering about this question above and I would greatly appreciate it if someone can explain why 255.255.249.0 isn't a valid subnet mask.
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Is it possible to pause the Windows Update download?
I'm on a slow dial-up connection, and my Windows 8 is downloading some critical updates. The connection keeps disconnecting, so I was thinking if it was possible to pause the updates download?
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Open webcam settings dialog in Windows
There is a webcam settings dialog in Windows which can be accessed inside Skype and some other apps, but I want to be able to open it directly. How can I open it directly? I have attached screenshot ...
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Can sublime text be used as hex editor?
I am trying to open the skype .dat hex files and I would like to know if I can use Sublime text instead of the other 'dedicated' hex editors.
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Hide build results window in Sublime Text 2
After a build command (control + b) a window with results appear. Is there any way (not automatically but by shortcut or using another command) to hide it?
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After Windows 10 Fall Creators Update recent used app will launch on startup
I just updated Windows 10 to Fall Creators Update and since then I have 'unwanted' behavior.
If I leave open Chrome or any application when shutting down the PC, next time I boot up the system ...
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In what scenarios will I use `netsh http add urlacl`?
I'm trying to understand in which scenarious I will need to use such command :
netsh http add urlacl url=http://server1:1234/ user=Everyone
Is it like using the hosts file where I can connect a ...
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Is it possible to turn visible the invisible window's borders of Windows 10?
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This is a brief introduction for those who don't know the next information:
The new Windows 10's flat window style uses a different window-border mechanism than previous Windows versions, ...
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How to execute a .ps1 from another .ps1 file?
I have two PowerShell files. a.ps1 and b.ps1.
At a center point in a.ps1 I want to start executing code in b.ps1 and terminate a.ps1 script.
How to do it considering that both files are located in ...
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Open more than one instance of Windows 10 settings
How can I open more than one instance of the Windows settings?
It wasn't a problem with the old style, but with the new one I can't seem to open multiple settings simultaneously and side by side.
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Open two tabs side by side on Google Chrome
I need to open two tabs side by side on Chrome in most of the cases. Currently what I do is open up a new Chrome window and use it side by side with the original one. I just need to do the same thing ...
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AppleScript: Open a new window in current space without switching to active window in another space
I want to have an application open a new window in the current space without switching to a space in which a window is already open, but I want to keep the
When switching to an application, switch ...
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How to make a single window on Mac OS X sticky to every desktop space?
I'm trying to make a single terminal window appear on every space but the built in spaces only allow to configure this per application basis. This makes it more or less useless for terminals if you ...
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How can I quickly close many Windows/Programs?
My workflow includes many open windows. Sometimes I want to clean up and close around 10 of them (but not all). How can I achieve this fast and simple on Windows?
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"but not all" to me means "...
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How to enable keyboard repeat on a Mac
On a Windows machine, pressing and holding a keyboard key results in the character being repeated. For example, if I press and hold q for a few seconds, I end up with the following:
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How can I find an OSX application that is running but whose window is not visible?
I'm running an application on my Macbook Pro. Since yesterday I can't see the application's main window. Its icon is showing in the doc and its options are showing in the top menu bar on the desktop. ...
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Deskpins / Afloat Alternative Mac Mavericks
When I was on PC i loved deskpins. Afloat is a similar app for mac.
I am having trouble getting the Github app to run after compiling and archiving with xCode. https://github.com/millenomi/afloat/
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Display message box from Task Scheduler on top of all other windows
Is there a nice way to get a message box to pop up at a scheduled time on top of other windows? The default "Display a Message" action uselessly appears below everything else.
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Move open Excel document to separate window
Related (but not the same): Open Excel files in new window
If I've got an instance of Excel with multiple documents open in the same window. Is there a way to "tear off" one of the windows in the ...
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Set (Many) Programs' Window Size/Position
I'm looking for a solution similar to this, but for Windows 7 (64-bit), and not just for the terminal. This is also definitely not a duplicate of this question.
The Problem
Some programs remember ...
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How do I disable the CAPS LOCK function WITHOUT disabling the key or remapping it?
I was looking for a way to disable the CAPS LOCK functionality in windows. Unfortunately all solutions are about remapping it to NOTHING or other keys. I am a gamer and want to use the CAPS LOCK key ...
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Any shortcut to resize a window to half top/bottom of screen?
In Windows 10, is there any keyboard shortcut to resize a window to half top/bottom of screen?
There is a tool (https://maxto.net/) for this, but I wonder if there is a built-in shortcut for this ...
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Moving windows between GNU screen sessions
Is there a way to move windows between different screen sessions?
For example lets say I have this scenario:
screen -S screen1
vim *.cpp
C-a d
screen -S screen2
Is there any way to move my shell ...
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Starting Windows GUI program in Windows through Cygwin sshd from ssh client
I would like to ssh into my Windows box running Cygwin sshd and run the Windows GUI application in that Windows box. I don't want X forwarding.
e.g. From ubuntu-server terminal, I ssh into Windows ...
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Windows 7 maximized windows not draggable: how to enable?
On my current Windows 7 install (relatively stock from Lenovo) I cannot click-and-drag on a maximized window and drag it onto my second monitor.
On my older computer (another Lenovo laptop w/Win7 -in ...
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Window tiling in Gnome without Compiz?
I really do like the Grid plugin in Compiz, but at work I cannot use Compiz on my workstation (Fedora 12). Is there anything similar for plain X or Metacity?
The Grid-plugin gives you a few keyboard ...
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How can I share only one window with TeamViewer?
I would like to share only one window through TeamViewer under Windows 7, not the entire desktop. How can I achieve this?
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Full screen an application on half of the window? [duplicate]
Is is possible to full-screen an application (like chrome browser, or Word for example) and only use 50% of the window space (either the left or right side).
The reason I ask such a question is that ...
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What causes the Windows XP lagscreen render fail?
We all know the situation when a program or the OS itself froze and the only thing you can do is paint with the millions of dialogs that the system renders. I am talking about this (demo here):
Why ...
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I have a program whose windowed mode cannot be resized. Any trick/app to force resize?
It can't resize or maximize. I'm on windows 7 64bit.
I remember programs where fans have made simple directx apps that launched fullscreen-only games in a window. Is there any app or script I can ...
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Prevent javascript from resizing IE window
I am looking for a way to prevent JavaScript on a webpage from resizing and repositioning my Internet Explorer window.
This option is available in Firefox, but I can't find anything similar in ...
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Resized maximized windows after screen resolution change
At my desk I use my work laptop docked with 2 external monitors; my primary display is 1680x1050. My laptops built in screen is only 1440x900. When I undock my laptop to take it to a meeting, all ...
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Windows maximizing in the wrong monitor
I have a multimonitor setup, and every time minimize, for example, Google Chrome which was in monitor 3 or 2, when i maximize it again it always puts it back in the primary monitor, which is really ...
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How to resize font size on window title bar on gnome?
By default window title bar on Gnome has bigger font size. How can I resize that font size on window title bar? I want it to be smaller like on KDE or MS Windows.
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Reset the open file window size in Google Chrome?
How can I reset the open file window in Google Chrome back to it's default size?
My wife resized it when uploading photo's to a website and I would like to reset it
I have deleted the BagMRU & ...
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How do I position dual screen with precision on windows 10
So I have two monitor that are at different height (I bought the wrong stand, but I like it this way
I want to position them so that when I move a window from screen to screen it is at the exact ...
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