Manipulating windows
Both the MacOS and Windows use graphic symbols or decorations for manipulating windows. They both do pretty much the same things but in different ways. It’s almost like having the steering wheel on the left versus the right.
In the upper right of a Windows window are 3 squares:
and in the upper left of a Mac window are 3 circles:
And here is a comparison:
| Name | Description | Windows Position | Mac Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismiss window | kill the window but not the application | X on right | X on left |
| Minimize window | take window off the screen and put it in the Task Bar (Windows) or Dock (Mac) | _ on the left | - in the middle |
| Full Screen Toggle | alternate between full screen and partial screen | alternates between one box and two overlapping boxes in the middle position | + on the right |
The Mac window has an additional decoration in the upper right:
and it toggles the title bar to include or remove any shortcut icons.