Motif User's Guide Migration Version

Motif 2.1 User's Guide

Using the mwm Window Menu

The Window Menu provides an alternate way to access window manager functionality. There are two ways to use the Window Menu:

Position the pointer on the Window Menu button in the top left corner of the window frame and press Button 1. If you want the menu to remain posted, click Button 1. You can also post the Window Menu by positioning the pointer anywhere on the window frame and pressing Button 3. Once the menu appears, you can browse through the menu items by dragging the mouse. As the pointer touches an available selection, the selection is highlighted. To choose a selection, release the mouse button when the item you want to select is highlighted.

Set the keyboard input focus to a window and press Shift Escape or Alt Space. This displays, or posts, the Window Menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to browse through the menu items. Press Return, Select, or Space to select the item that is highlighted. Alternatively, you can remove the posted menu by pressing Cancel.

Figure 2-3 illustrates a posted Window Menu.

Figure 5. The Motif Default Window Menu.

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Table 2-3 lists the default Window Menu selections and their corresponding functions.

Table 4. The Default Window Menu Selections

This selection...	Does this...
Restore	Restores a window to its normal size after being iconified or maximized
Move	Initiates a move operation for a window
Size	Initiates a resize operation for a window
Minimize	Shrinks a window to an icon (a graphic representation)
Maximize	Enlarges a window to its maximum size
Lower	Pushes a window to the bottom of the window stack
Close	Terminates the client

Menu selections for functions that are not immediately applicable are grayed out; selecting these items has no effect.

You can also select Window Menu items from the keyboard. Accelerators are key bindings that provide quick access to menu functions without posting the menu. For example, Alt F3 lowers the window. Accelerators appear in the menu to the right of their associated menu items.

Mnemonics select a menu item after the Window Menu is posted. Mnemonic keys are indicated in a menu item by an underlined character in the menu item label. For example, pressing M while the Window Menu is posted has the same effect as selecting Move with the mouse.