Mac OS X Pocket Reference

Chapter 2. Mac OS X Basics

This part of the book will introduce you to the key features of the Mac OS X interface. Here we’ll cover:

• Window Controls

• The Finder

• Keyboard shortcuts

• The Dock

• Mac OS X and the Classic Environment

• Users and Logging in Window Controls

Window Controls

Windows in Mac OS X have an entirely different set of controls than those from earlier versions of the Mac OS. These window features are highlighted in Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1. Standard window controls in Mac OS X

The controls are defined as follows:

1. Close window button

2. Minimize window button

3. Zoom, or maximize, window button

4. Proxy icon

5. Filename

6. Scrollbars and scroll arrows

7. Window resize control