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─────Programmer's WorkBench─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     The following diagram shows the parts of windows in PWB. Each part
     of the window border can be clicked or dragged to manipulate the
     window.
                           Title Bar
               ┌──────────────┴─────────────┐
          Window Number   Window Title   Minimize Box
                   │          │           │
                 ┌─┴─┐  ┌─────┴──────┐    ▼     ┌─ Maximize/Restore Box
  Close Box──► ■═[  1]══ Untitled.001 ═══╡↓│↕ ◄─┘
               │                            ↑ ◄─── Up Scroll Arrow
               │                            ░
               │                            ░ ◄─── Page Up Area
               │                            ░
               │                            █ ◄─── Scroll Box
               │                            ░
               │                            ░ ◄─── Page Down Area
               │                            ░
               │                            ↓ ◄─── Down Scroll Arrow
               └←░░░░░░░░░░░░░█░░░░░░░░░░░░→┘ ◄─┐
                ▲     ▲       ▲      ▲     ▲    └─ Size Box
                │     │       │      │     │
  Left Scroll Arrow   │  Scroll Box  │  Right Scroll Arrow
                      │              │
              Page Left Area   Page Right Area
 
     Each of these areas can be manipulated using the mouse, as follows:
 
     Click or Drag           Action
 
     Title Bar (click)       Make window the active window
     Title Bar (drag)        Move window
     Minimize Box            Shrink window to icon
     Maximize/Restore Box    Toggle between full screen and normal size
     Close Box               Close window
     Up Scroll Arrow         Scroll window up
     Page Up Area            Page window up
     Scroll Box (drag)       Scroll window vertically
     Page Down Area          Page window down
     Down Scroll Arrow       Scroll window down
     Size Box (drag)         Resize window
     Left Scroll Arrow       Scroll window left
     Scroll Box (drag)       Scroll window horizontally
     Right Scroll Arrow      Scroll window right
     Page Left Area          Page window left
     Page Right Area         Page window right
 
     To switch to a window by its number:
 
       1. Execute Arg («arg»)
       2. Type the window's number
       3. Execute Selwindow («selwindow»)
 
     The scroll bars can be turned off by using the Winstyle function
     («winstyle»).
     See: Winstyle, ◄Window menu, Maximize►
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