| has gloss | eng: The icon bar is a fundamental feature of the graphical user interface of Acorn Computers RISC OS operating system. It displays icons through which access is provided to all parts of the computer that a typical user will require, from physical devices and system utilities to running applications, and will usually be their starting point for interacting with the system once it has finished booting. The icon bar originally appeared in the Arthur operating system filling a similar role as the taskbar in Microsoft Windows and the dock in Apple Inc.s Mac OS X operating system. |