The window and tray icon
How the One for desktop window behaves on Mac, Windows and Linux, light and dark, the tray icon and its menu, and opening One at login.
The window
- One opens where you left it, at the same size. If that screen is no longer connected, it opens on your main screen.
- One runs in a single window. Opening One again brings that window to the front.
- Mac: clicking the window's close button hides One; it keeps running. Click One's Dock icon or its menu bar icon to bring it back, and choose One > Quit One (⌘Q) to quit.
- Windows: clicking the window's close button hides One; it keeps running in the notification area, next to the clock. The first time, Windows shows a notification, One is still running, to say where it went. Click One's icon there to bring it back. To quit, right-click the icon and choose Quit One, or choose File > Exit. If you'd rather the close button quit One, turn off Keep Running When Closed (see The tray icon).
- Linux: clicking the window's close button quits One at first, because many desktops, including standard GNOME as on Debian and Fedora, have no system tray to bring it back from. If your desktop has one, tick Keep Running When Closed to have the close button hide One there instead. To quit, choose File > Quit, or Quit One from the tray icon's menu.
Light and dark
The app's window, title bar and menus follow the theme you choose in One: Settings > General > Theme. With System, they follow your computer's light or dark setting. The app opens in the theme you last used.
The tray icon
While One is running, its icon sits in the menu bar at the top right of your Mac's screen, in the notification area next to the clock on Windows, or in the system tray on Linux. If you don't see it on Windows, click the ^ arrow beside the clock to show hidden icons. On Linux, it appears only if your desktop has a system tray: Ubuntu shows it in the top bar, and KDE has one, but standard GNOME, as on Debian and Fedora, doesn't without an extension, such as AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support.
On a Mac, click the icon to open its menu. On Windows and Linux, click it to show One, and right-click it for the menu:
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Show One | Brings the One window to the front. |
| New Chat | Opens One and starts a new chat. |
| Ask One… | Opens the Ask One box. The shortcut is shown next to it while it's on. |
| Ask One Shortcut | Whether the Ask One shortcut works. It's ticked at first. |
| Show Notifications | Whether One shows a notification when it replies while you're in another app. It's ticked at first. |
| Open at Login | Starts One when you sign in to your computer. See Open at login. |
| Keep Running When Closed (Windows and Linux) | When it's ticked, the close button hides One in the notification area or system tray. When it isn't, the close button quits One. It's ticked at first on Windows, and not on Linux. |
| Desktop Settings… | Opens Desktop Settings. |
| Restart to Update | Appears when a new version is ready. See Updates. |
| Quit One | Quits One. |
Open at login
To have One start whenever you sign in to your computer, open the tray icon's menu and tick Open at Login. Untick it to stop.
- Mac: One opens with its window.
- Windows: One starts in the notification area without opening its window, ready when you click its icon. (If Keep Running When Closed is off, it opens with its window.)
- Linux: One opens with its window.
You can also turn this off in your computer's settings: System Settings > General > Login Items on a Mac, or Settings > Apps > Startup on Windows, or your desktop's startup applications on Linux, such as Startup Applications on Ubuntu.