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Title Buttons icon Title Buttons Property Sheet

Available in: Actual Window Manager, Actual Title Buttons.

The Title Buttons property sheet defines which extra buttons should be added to target window's title bar, and also allows to adjust some related options.

Title Buttons Property Sheet

Actions Available Via Title Buttons group - contains the action list and the Action Options group. Action list displays the set of items where each item represents a single title button and has a checkbox on the left allowing to enable/disable this title button so it will be, or will be not, displayed in target window's title bar (also you can use the related toolbar buttons to enable/disable all title buttons at once). The Name list column displays the action name and the Status list column displays the current state of action parameters, if present. To adjust desired action's parameters, select it in the list and in the Action Options group below you will see some extra controls allowing to change action parameters (if action has no configurable parameters then you will see the "No extra options" note).

The following actions can be selected to execute via extra title buttons:

  • AltMin item - mark this item's checkbox to display the AltMin title button in target window's title bar. In the corresponding Minimization Mode group you can select where the target window will be minimized when you left-click this button. Also you can right-click this button to call its context menu.

    Note You can modify these options also in the Minimizing property sheet.

  • Rollup item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Roll Up title button in target window's title bar.

    Note You can modify these options also in the Rollup property sheet.

  • Stay always-on-top item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Stay Always-On-Top title button in target window's title bar.

  • Send to bottom item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Send to Bottom title button in target window's title bar.

  • Make transparent item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Make Transparent title button in target window's title bar. In the corresponding group of controls you can set the required level of transparency that will be applied to the target window when you left-click this button. Also you can right-click this button to call its context menu.

    Note You can modify these options also in the Transparency property sheet.

  • Align item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Align title button in target window's title bar. In the corresponding Align window to combo box you can choose the required alignment that will be applied to the target window when you left-click this button. Also you can right-click this button to call its context menu.

    Note You can modify these options also in the Position property sheet.

  • Resize item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Resize title button in target window's title bar. In the corresponding New Window Size group you can define the required window size that will be applied to the target window when you left-click this button. Also you can right-click this button to call its context menu.

    Note You can modify these options also in the Size property sheet.

  • Change program priority item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Change Program Priority title button in target window's title bar. In the corresponding New program priority combo box you can choose the required priority level that will be set for target window's application when you left-click this button. Also you can right-click this button to call its context menu.

    Note You can modify these options also in the Priority property sheet.

  • Ghost item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Ghost title button in target window's title bar.

    Note You can modify these options also in the Ghost property sheet.

  • Move to monitor item - mark this item's checkbox to display the Move to Monitor title button in target window's title bar. Also you can right-click this button to call its context menu.

Options group - allows to adjust Title Buttons trigger options. Currently the following options are available:

  • Shift buttons spin edit lets you precisely place extra buttons in target window's title bar relatively to standard ones. Although Actual Tools programs try to detect the number of standard buttons (and an appropriate shift value) automatically, in some rare cases (e.g. a particular application has its own additional buttons) it may be useful to set this value manually. The shift value can be a positive integer (shift to the left), a negative integer (shift to the right) or zero (automatic placement).
    Note  Use negative shift values with care, because an incorrect value may result in overlapping the standard title buttons, so you won't be able to use them! And, in general, use the Shift buttons option only if you encounter a problem with the automatic placement, otherwise it's better to leave this option unchanged.
  • Show grouping button checkbox - mark it to display the Unused Buttons title button in target window's title bar.

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 Last modified: April 13, 2007.