Sidebar (computing)
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The sidebar is a term that is used for a GUI element that displays various forms of information to the side of an application or desktop user interface.
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[edit] Widgets in sidebars
In a number of Widget engines, one is able to install applets (known by various trademarked terms as "widgets", "desklets", and "gadgets") which can reside within or outside the sidebar. Examples include:
- Windows Sidebar, made by Microsoft available on Windows Vista only
- Desktop Sidebar, a third party freeware clone
- Sidebar, included in Google Desktop
- Thoosje's Vista Sidebar is a clone of Microsoft's Vista only tool that works under Windows XP
- Klipfolio
[edit] Application window sidebars
In specific desktop applications, such as the Opera web browser and Windows Explorer, one is able to view various features (that are allowed by the developer(s) of the application) within the sidebar of the application.
[edit] Other terms and variations
Sidebars can also be positioned to the bottom of an application window, such as in Adobe Photoshop.
[edit] Mac OS X
In a number of predominately-Mac OS X-based desktop applications, drawers, which draw out of the application window rather than expand from the inside like most application sidebars, are used. Examples include:
[edit] Links
- A criticism of the drawer element in Mac OS X applications
- Desktop Sidebar (for XP) [1]
- Thoosje Windows Sidebar (for XP) [2]
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