WindowFloating
is a notebook option that specifies whether the window for the notebook should float on top of other windows when it is displayed on the screen.


WindowFloating
WindowFloating
is a notebook option that specifies whether the window for the notebook should float on top of other windows when it is displayed on the screen.
Details

- WindowFloating->True is often used for palettes.
- If there are several floating windows, the most recently selected one goes on top.
- WindowFloating has various incompatibilities with modern operating systems.
See Also
Tech Notes
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History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), WindowFloating, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowFloating.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "WindowFloating." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowFloating.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). WindowFloating. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowFloating.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_windowfloating, author="Wolfram Research", title="{WindowFloating}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowFloating.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_windowfloating, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WindowFloating}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowFloating.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}