Switchbar Control » History » Revision 6
Revision 5 (Per Amundsen, 03/27/2021 05:54 PM) → Revision 6/7 (Per Amundsen, 03/27/2021 06:12 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. Closing Windows
Windows can be closed by using the middle mouse button when clicking a window or by pressing %(key)SHIFT% when left-clicking a window.
This can be disabled in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Windows_Options#Allow-closing-windows-with-middle-mouse-clickshift-click|Windows]].
h2. Flashing Windows
By default the text color and icon in the Switchbar will flash/blink when you are being highlighted, this can be changed in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Highlights_Options|Highlights]].
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.
_Note: The color can be reset to default by using the [[/amark]] command or by right-clicking a empty area or a separator then clicking *Mark As Read* or *Mark Server As Read*._ command._
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.