The taskbar is an element of the graphical interface of a computer program.
A bar is a piece that is longer than it is thick; the counter of a business; the roll of unworked metal; the iron lever used to move something heavy; a graphic sign used in writing ; the fans of a team or an athlete; or the group of friends that meets frequently.
A task , on the other hand, is a work or job that must be done in a limited time or a duty that has to be completed by someone who is studying an educational program, either in an institute or through private lessons.
What is a taskbar
The concept of taskbar , like the notion of toolbar , refers to a component of the graphical interface of software . This is a row that appears at the bottom or top of an operating system desktop and allows you to control various applications.
The Windows operating system, for example, features its taskbar at the bottom of the screen. From left to right, it shows access to the Start menu, a quick launch bar, taskbar buttons and a space known as the notification area where the system is responsible for presenting various messages of varying importance to the user.
Throughout the many versions of Windows there have been numerous changes to the features of the taskbar. In Windows XP , to mention one case, several windows can be grouped together in the same button on the taskbar. Windows Vista , for its part, offers a preview of the windows.
The Windows operating system places the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
Functions and uses
One of the functions offered by the taskbar is to hide automatically when the user is not using it, so that other applications can take advantage of its space; Only when the cursor lands on the edge of the screen in which the bar is hidden does it appear again. This was especially useful in the era of small monitors, before the wave of high definition and flat screens, since nowadays it is rare that anyone needs those few pixels.
More than one operating system gives us the possibility of pinning programs to the taskbar ; In short, and thinking about older concepts, it is nothing more than creating a shortcut in the bar, but done in a much faster and easier way. Usually, it is enough to run the desired application and then press the right mouse button on its icon in the bar, to tell the system that we want it to remain there once closed.
It is worth mentioning that it is possible to reverse this action at any time, simply by right-clicking on the icon we previously created, and selecting the appropriate option to unpin the program from the taskbar . On the other hand, we can also change the location of the icons, simply by dragging them individually to the position that best suits us, in order to achieve an organization that speeds up our work.
Taskbar utility
The task bar is, in principle, a space that helps us organize our shortcuts to programs, find a large number of functions in an agile and dynamic way and, why not?, always have the date at hand. and the time. However, depending on the operating system, it is also possible to modify its appearance to suit our tastes: the degree of transparency of its background, the size of its buttons and the color combination are just some of the most common options.
It should be noted that, beyond the popularity of Windows , other operating systems such as Linux or Mac OS X also have a taskbar to facilitate resource management for users .