The little icon is called a "control box" and is a hold over from
Windows 3.x.  It's main functions have now been moved to the top right
corner -- Minimize, Maximize/Restore, and Exit.

When Win95 first came out, the box was put there to help the Win3.x
users transition to the new system.  I had also heard that eventually
MS was going to remove it completely.

How 'bout it, you 98 beta testers?  Is the control box still up in the
left hand corner?

Jim Meagher
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Rode <>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] General Window Question


>If you use your mouse to right or left click on that icon you will
usually
>revel a menu that you can select from.
>
>Mark
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>>Most app  windows have a small icon in the upper left corner, on the
>>title bar.  What is it used for?
>
>>Thank you.
>>David Jonathan Justman
>