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Treating two windows as if they were one for minimization and restoration purposes

There are some programs that I use that naturally fit into two windows side by side, and work well when I drag them to the sides. Example: However, when I am working on a document, I will often ...
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Minimised pages are pulled up automatically in Google Chrome when searching on Google

I use Google Chrome on OS X. When I visit the Virgin Media homepage and search on Google, I can select search results. These results will be opened in a new window, which I then minimise to the ...
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Windows 7 - Minimize, maximize, close button disappeared

Running a Windows 7 64 bit VMWare 8 guest on a Windows 7 64 bit host. The buttons disappeared from all programs, this is not the case of F11 on IE. This happens in a virtual VM machine (so probably ...
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Does Chrome Behave Differently When Locked or In Background

Does the chrome browser behave differently when the computer is locked, or the window is not in the foreground? I am noticing that page load slower in such use cases on windows. If so can this be ...
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Windows 7 Remote Desktop Session Can't Minimize from Full Screen [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Remote desktop minimize fails when in full screen (Windows 7 locally and remote) Before: I had Windows XP, with several RDC connectoids configured to go immediately to ...
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Windows 7: can't reopen minimised window on taskbar, preview OK

I have a program and want to either bring its Window to the front or reopen it after it is minimised. It is on the taskbar and hovering over it shows the preview of the window. However clicking on ...
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When I wave with a window, all other windows minimize to the taskbar, why? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How do I disable Aero Shake in Windows 7? Sometimes, and I really don't know how to do it, when I grab an application in the window-bar and drag it around, as if I'm ...
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Why does the OS X minimize button sometimes become deactivated?

Why does this sometimes happen? It seems to happen after a window has been open for quite a while. It's been happening for years and I've never been able to see a pattern. This question addresses the ...
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(Win7) Disable auto minimize all windows when dragging one [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How do I disable Aero Shake in Windows 7? There's this feature in Windows 7 that makes all windows minimize when you drag one around. I am not sure what triggers it, as ...
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How to disable Close & Minimize Buttons

We have a few shared Macs at work running 10.6.8 and I'd like to disable only the Close & Minimize buttons for one application, not system-wide. I've already re-assigned the keyboard shortcuts for ...
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Gnome setup to show icons for windows along bottom of screen?

I am using Gnome window manager on RedHat Enterprise Linux v2.6.9-67 and recently my Gnome sessions started behaving differently and I do not know what I did to cause this or to restore the old ...
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Windows 7 games minimising to desktop

Does anyone know why my games minimize back to the desktop after about 10 minutes play? I'm using Windows 7 and it only seems to happen in certain games and has only recently started happening.
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macbook: minimize all windows [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Shortcut to minimize all windows on OS X Hi all, how do we minimize all the windows in macbook pro? I do not mean the 4 fingers swipe up because that doesn't really ...
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Windows running Synergy 1.4.2 does not startup minimized

I recently updated my synergy software to version 1.4.2 on my Windows 7 machine and am unable to find the option to force the program to start in my tray. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks ...
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Is there an alternative to Windows-Down to minimize?

I remember with Windows XP, minimize used to be like alt m - n or something. In Windows 7, it is Windows - Down. The problem with that though is that you have to use both hands (the Window button is ...
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Remote desktop minimize fails when in full screen (Windows 7 locally and remote)

I recently have a problem with Remote Desktop (RD) on Windows 7. When I am in a RD session in full screen and click on the "minimize" button on the RD toolbar, the screen flickers, but the window does ...
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windows 7 taskbar folders minimize

does anyone know how to make each pinned folder to minimize to its icons?
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Minimize all windows on active monitor

Does anyone know how to minimize all windows on the active monitor only in windows 7? Or perhaps know of a program that does it? I find it annoying when pressing win+m that windows on my second ...
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Starting Kopete to system tray

Does anyone know how i can go about by starting kopete minimized to the system tray? I'm using KDE 4.5.1 on Kubuntu 10.10.
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How to make Outlook 2010 minimize when I try to close it?

When clicking the X button or ALT+F4, how can I get Outlook to minimze to the tray instead of close? Several programs have this behavior, and it's annoying that Outlook behaves different...
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How to minimize a group of combined buttons (icon of the same application) on taskbar?

I want to minimize a group of combined button but not sure how to do it. Trying Shift/Ctrl/Alt when click on the group doesnn't work. Anyone get an work-around for this?
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How to programatically minimize all windows in OS X that have a certain title?

I have various windows with the same title "MyTitle" across different running applications, which also have other windows with unique titles. Is there a way I can programatically cause all of these ...
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Snow Leopard desktop - I want two files from two different applications open at the same time. Won't let me

I want two files open at once on the desktop. However when I click on one, it opens and the other minimizes. What can I do?
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Snow Leopard dock - when I minimize files, where do they go?

I upgraded to Snow Leopard a while ago. Recently, when I minimize files in any application the files disappear - no icon that I can find, showing how to bring to a dominant window any of the ...
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How do I make an application immune to 'show desktop'?

Is there any way I can specify for a particular application to never be hidden when I press Windows Key + D or click show desktop in Windows 7?
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Google Chrome on Windows: Undo Minimize/ Maximize/ Close Style

Is there any way to force Google Chrome (Windows XP Pro) to use the "normal" Windows UI controls in the upper right (Minimize/ Maximize (Resize)/ Close)? It's frustrating to try to minimize a couple ...
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I can't “unmaximize” my window

I've got a windows app (I don't think it matters which one, but in case you're wondering, it's SQL Server Profiler) that I can't put back into "windowed" mode. I can maximize or minimize it, either ...
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Double click title bar to minimize window (as in OS X)?

I am an OS X user at home, and now the PC I use in my new job is running Vista. What I miss from OS X is that I used to double click the title bar to minimize a window, but now that leads to maximize ...
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Hidden minimizing effect in Mac OS X

Normally there are two minimizing effect in Mac OS X. Genie Effect Scale Effect There is one more effect. Which works like we flush water. or like flag like effect. ( don't have proper words to ...
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Mac OS: “Minimize” vs “Hide” - what's the difference?

Why does OS X have both a "Hide" and a "Minimize" feature? This seems somewhat redundant to me, and also introduces some inconsistency when I am trying to find an arbitrary window. If it's hidden, I ...
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Minimize All in Mac OS?

I am a recent refugee from Windows land (at least on my of my PCs). One thing I really miss in Mac OS is the ability to minimize all windows. I can't seem to find the shortcut that does it, or even ...
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WMP Skipping Chapters When Restored to Fullscreen

I just noticed a rather interesting issue with WMP. I'm watching a DVD while working, and noticed that if I minimize it to my taskbar, and open up the small preview window I can watch it just fine. ...
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Why some applications sometimes become not “minimizable” on OS X?

Sometimes for unknown circumstances to me, some applications (like Firefox) lose the minimize button. What might the cause be?