Re: those windows on the left-hand side of Mozilla; how to do it?

[Paul Davis <pbd op net>]

>Hi all; I don't even know the name of this thing, but I've seen a
>number of applications (e.g. Mozilla) that have an interesting way of
>stacking windows on the left edge of the application.
>
>Let me describe it:  The left edge is maybe 1 or 2 inches wide.  It
>contains a number of buttons that run the full width of the window and
>are just tall enough to contain a text label.  Clicking on one of those
>buttons causes it to replace itself with a container widget containing
>other things.  Clicking on another button causes the open one to close and
>the new one to open in its place.

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