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Revision 1 (Per Amundsen, 03/27/2021 05:20 PM) → Revision 2/7 (Per Amundsen, 03/27/2021 05:24 PM)

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 h1. Switchbar 

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 The Switchbar shows all open windows and allows switching the active window. 

 _See also [[/switchbar]], [[$switchbar]], [[Switchbar Options]]._ 

 h2. Hiding the Switchbar 

 The Switchbar can be hidden by clicking [[Menubar_Control|Menubar]] -> View -> Switchbar or by typing [[/switchbar]] off or by changing [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Windows Options|Windows]] -> [[Windows_Options#Enable-Switchbar|Enable Switchbar]] or by right-clicking the Switchbar and then clicking *Hide Switchbar*. 

 h2. Switchbar position 

 The Switchbar can be moved to the top/bottom/left/right of the main window by right-clicking the Switchbar then clicking *Position*. 

 h2. Locking bars 

 [[Menubar_Control|Menubar]]/[[Toolbar_Control|Toolbar]]/[[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]]/[[Treebar_Control|Treebar]] can be locked so they can't be moved by right-clicking any bar and then click *Lock Bars*. 

 Locking bars also removes the header from the [[Monitor Panels]]. 

 h2. Window Menu 

 Right-clicking a window in the Switchbar shows the window menu. 

 Pressing the %(key)SHIFT% while right-clicking shows the [[Scripting_Menus|scripted window menu]] instead. 

 h2. Window Order 

 The order which windows appear in the Switchbar can be changed in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Windows Options|Windows]] -> [[Windows_Options#Window-Order|Window order]]. 

 h2. Window colors 

 Tab text colors can be set in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Colors Options|Colors]]. 

 Normal color - The text color for the active window. 
 Inactive color - The text color for any inactive window. 
 Highlights color - The text color for any window which has a highlighted message. 
 Message color - The text color for any window which has a new message. 
 System color - The text color for any window which has a new system message. 

 h2. Background Color 

 The Switchbar background color can be set in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Colors Options|Colors]]. 

 _Note: [[Colors_Options#Override-Windows-theme-colors|Override Windows theme colors]] must be enabled._ 

 h2. Window Icons 

 The window icons can be changed in [[Options DIalog|Options]] -> [[Icons Options|Icons]]. 

 Hiding the window icons from the Switchbar can be done in the [[Switchbar Options]]. 

 h2. Font 

 The font can be changed in [[Options DIalog|Options]] -> [[Fonts_Options|Fonts & Sizes]] or by using the [[/font]] command. 

 h2. Background image 

 A background image for the Switchbar can be set in [[Options DIalog|Options]] -> [[Backgrounds_Options|Backgrounds]] or by using the [[/background]] command. 

 h2. Button Background Image 

 A background image for the buttons can be set in [[Options DIalog|Options]] -> [[Backgrounds_Options|Backgrounds]] or by using the [[/background]] command.