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7 <section id='anatomy_of_a_window'>
8 <title>Anatomy of a Window</title>
10 <para>Fvwm puts a decorative border around most windows. This border
11 consists of a bar on each side and a small L-shaped section on
12 each corner. There is an additional top bar called the title-bar
13 which is used to display the name of the window. In addition,
14 there are up to 10 title-bar buttons. The top, side, and bottom
15 bars are collectively known as the side-bars. The corner pieces
16 are called the frame.</para>
18 <para>With the built-in minimal configuration, dragging mouse button 1
19 in the frame or side-bars begins a resize operation on the window.
20 Dragging mouse button 2 in the frame or side-bars begins a move
21 operation. There are raise/lower operations bound to a single
22 clicking on borders. Similarly for the window title.</para>
24 <para>Up to ten title-bar buttons may exist. Their use is completely
25 user definable. One popular configuration uses one button on the
26 left that is used to bring up a list of window options and two
27 buttons on the right used to iconify and maximize the window.
28 Another popular configuration adds a close button to the right.
29 The number of title-bar buttons used depends on which ones have
30 mouse actions bound to them. See the
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