WindowFloating

As of Version 13.3, WindowFloating is no longer supported, as many operating systems constrain whether or not a window floats to its window frame. See WindowFrame for window frame types.

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.

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)

Create a notebook that is always on top of other notebooks:

A palette notebook is automatically a floating window:

Wolfram Research (1996), WindowFloating, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowFloating.html.

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: 05-May-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: 05-May-2025 ]}