Using the NeoLinux Desktop
Using the Taskbar
To open the NeoLinux menu,
click the Neoware button.
Note
Your system administra-
tor can hide the
NeoLinux taskbar so
that it appears as a thin
line. When you point to
this line, the taskbar
appears. When you
point away from task-
bar, the taskbar hides
again.
Using the Desktop
Divider
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Getting Started
desktop. The NeoLinux desktop is a graphical user interface that lets
you manage multiple windows.
The NeoLinux taskbar is a movable control bar. Every open Win-
dows connection and NeoLinux window has a taskbar button.
To open the Neoware menu, click the Neoware button on the
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taskbar. Then click a menu item to select it.
To select a window or connection, (even when it isn't on the
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current NeoLinux desktop) left-click its taskbar button. To learn
how to use NeoLinux windows, see page 119.
To move the taskbar, middle-click and drag the edge of the task-
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bar beyond the middle of the desktop. Then release the mouse
button, and the taskbar moves to the top or bottom.
To resize the taskbar, left-click and drag an edge of the taskbar.
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As you open more windows, you may want to enlarge the taskbar
to make its buttons more readable.
To display the window properties, right-click its taskbar button.
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To close a Properties box, click it.
The Desktop Divider, residing on the right hand side of the taskbar,
is a miniature representation of four desktops, in which you can open
and move NeoLinux windows. In effect, the Desktop Divider qua-
druples the work space available on the NeoLinux desktop.
To display a NeoLinux desktop, left-click one of the colored
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squares in the Desktop Divider to access the desktop it represents.
To select a window, click its
taskbar button.