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{{Short description|Element of computer graphical interfaces}}
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The '''toolbar''', also called a '''bar''' or '''standard toolbar''' (originally known as '''ribbon'''),<ref>The 1996 Oxford Dictionary of Computing describes the term "ribbon" in user interface design as "...a horizontal row of control icons that can often be redefined to suit the user's requirements."- what is currently more commonly referred to as "toolbar". {{cite book |title=Oxford Dictionary of Computing |publisher=] |year=1996 |isbn=978-0192800466 |editor=Illingworth |editor-first=Valerie |edition=4th |language=en |lccn=98114667 |oclc=44963186}}</ref><ref name="Innovation1988">{{cite book|title=ESPRIT '88: putting the technology to use : proceedings of the 5th Annual ESPRIT Conference, Brussels, November 14-17, 1988, Part 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-AAgAQAAIAAJ|access-date=28 May 2013|year=1988|publisher=North-Holland|isbn=978-0-444-87145-9|quote= a ribbon that contains labeled icons (64×64 bit maps) representing tasks and tools that has been instantiated by the user. Each tasktool is represented by a different icon.}}</ref> is a graphical control element on which on-screen icons can be used. A toolbar often allows for quick access to functions that are commonly used in the program. Some examples of functions a toolbar might have are open file, save, and change font. Toolbars are usually distinguished from ] by their integration into the edges of the screen or of other windows. This can result in wasted space if multiple underpopulated bars are stacked atop each other or interface inefficiency if overloaded bars are placed on small windows.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is a Toolbar?|url=https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/toolbar.htm|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Computer Hope |language=en}}</ref>


== Variants ==
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There are several user interface elements derived from toolbars:
* '''An ]''', '''location bar''' or '''URL bar''' is a toolbar that mainly consists of a text box. It typically accepts ]s or file system addresses. They are found in web browsers and ]s.
* '''A ]''' or '''breadcrumb trail''' allows users to keep track of their locations within a program or a file system. They are toolbars whose contents dynamically change to indicate the navigation path.
* A ] was originally used to refer to a toolbar, but it now means a complex user interface which consists of multiple toolbars chosen between through ].
* '''A ]''' is a toolbar provided by an operating system to launch, monitor and manipulate software. ].
A ] is not in itself a toolbar but one may appear within a toolbar, as is the case with the address bar.


Toolbars may appear in various software. Some ] allow the user to customize its toolbars' contents or location. ] can be used to add new toolbars to some programs.
In a ] on a ] a '''toolbar''' is a row, column, or block of onscreen buttons or icons that, when clicked, activate certain functions of the program.


Sometimes ] will take the form of a toolbar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Toolbars|url=https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threats/toolbars/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Malwarebytes Labs|language=en-US}}</ref>
The first toolbar appeared on the ] computer in 1973.


⚫ == See also ==
Toolbars are seen in common applications such as ], and as add-ons for ]s such as ] and ]. Prominent web browser toolbars include:
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 15 November 2024

Element of computer graphical interfaces
Toolbar from the text editor gedit. From left to right, the icons are for creating a new file; opening an existing file; saving a file (a floppy disk icon); printing the current file; undoing and redoing edits (grayed out since no edits have been made); cut, copy, and paste; search; search and replace.
OpenOffice.org allows its toolbars to be detached and moved between windows and other toolbars.

The toolbar, also called a bar or standard toolbar (originally known as ribbon), is a graphical control element on which on-screen icons can be used. A toolbar often allows for quick access to functions that are commonly used in the program. Some examples of functions a toolbar might have are open file, save, and change font. Toolbars are usually distinguished from palettes by their integration into the edges of the screen or of other windows. This can result in wasted space if multiple underpopulated bars are stacked atop each other or interface inefficiency if overloaded bars are placed on small windows.

Variants

There are several user interface elements derived from toolbars:

  • An address bar, location bar or URL bar is a toolbar that mainly consists of a text box. It typically accepts URLs or file system addresses. They are found in web browsers and file managers.
  • A breadcrumb or breadcrumb trail allows users to keep track of their locations within a program or a file system. They are toolbars whose contents dynamically change to indicate the navigation path.
  • A ribbon was originally used to refer to a toolbar, but it now means a complex user interface which consists of multiple toolbars chosen between through tabs.
  • A taskbar is a toolbar provided by an operating system to launch, monitor and manipulate software. A taskbar may hold other sub-toolbars.

A search box is not in itself a toolbar but one may appear within a toolbar, as is the case with the address bar.

Toolbars may appear in various software. Some internet browsers allow the user to customize its toolbars' contents or location. Plug-ins can be used to add new toolbars to some programs.

Sometimes trojan horse viruses will take the form of a toolbar.

See also

References

  1. The 1996 Oxford Dictionary of Computing describes the term "ribbon" in user interface design as "...a horizontal row of control icons that can often be redefined to suit the user's requirements."- what is currently more commonly referred to as "toolbar". Illingworth, Valerie, ed. (1996). Oxford Dictionary of Computing (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0192800466. LCCN 98114667. OCLC 44963186.
  2. ESPRIT '88: putting the technology to use : proceedings of the 5th Annual ESPRIT Conference, Brussels, November 14-17, 1988, Part 2. North-Holland. 1988. ISBN 978-0-444-87145-9. Retrieved 28 May 2013. a ribbon that contains labeled icons (64×64 bit maps) representing tasks and tools that has been instantiated by the user. Each tasktool is represented by a different icon.
  3. "What is a Toolbar?". Computer Hope. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. "Toolbars". Malwarebytes Labs. Retrieved 2021-09-22.

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