Random historical fact: the Windows taskbar was originally a (top) tab bar[1], and in fact the pre-Windows 2000 taskbar is just a tab control with the TCS_BUTTO

Random historical fact: the Windows taskbar was originally a (top) tab bar[1], and in fact the pre-Windows 2000 taskbar is just a tab control with the TCS_BUTTONS style. (Not that tabs are necessarily a good metaphor for how top-level window switching in Windows works.) [1] http://bytepointer.com/resources/old_new_thing/20030912_057_why_does_the_taskbar_default_to_the_bottom_of_the_screen.htm http://bytepointer.com/resources/old_new_thing/20030912_057_...