Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Application

You can quickly navigate to a remote application from a Unity Touch sidebar. From this sidebar, you can launch applications, switch between running applications, and minimize, maximize, restore, or close remote applications. You can also switch to a remote desktop.

Figure 1. Unity Touch Sidebar for a Remote Application

From the Unity Touch sidebar, you can perform many actions on a remote application.

Table 1. Unity Touch Sidebar Actions for a Remote Application

Action	Procedure
Show or hide the onscreen keyboard	Tap the Keyboard icon.
Modify Horizon Client settings	Tap the Settings icon.
Disconnect from the application	Tap the Disconnect icon.
Show the sidebar	Drag the sidebar to the right or tap the sidebar tab. When the sidebar is open, you cannot perform actions on the application window.
Hide the sidebar	Drag the sidebar to the left or tap in the application area. When the sidebar is open, you cannot perform actions on the application window.
Switch between running applications	Tap the application under Current Connection.
Open an application	Tap the name of the application under Applications in the sidebar. The application starts and the sidebar closes.
Close a running application	Tap and hold the application name under Current Connection until the context menu appears. Tap Close.
Minimize a running application	Tap and hold the application name under Current Connection until the context menu appears. Tap Minimize.
Maximize a running application	Tap and hold the application name under Current Connection until the context menu appears. Tap Maximize.
Restore a running application	Tap and hold the application name under Current Connection until the context menu appears. Tap Restore.
Switch to a remote desktop	Tap the desktop name under Desktops.