Method and apparatus for application window grouping and management

A method for managing a plurality of application window representations, the method comprising steps of:

• defining a set of application window representation positions in a predefined region, the set configured to position application window representations based upon a format in a predefined number of visible application window representation positions;
• displaying a plurality of application window representations in the application window representation positions, each application window representation associated with an application window;
• receiving an input to open a first application window;
• creating a first application window representation associated with the first application window in the predefined region, wherein the first application window representation occupies a position in the set based upon the format;
• determining whether a second application window representation of the plurality needs to be repositioned into a hidden application window representation position;
• and
• repositioning the second application window representation into the hidden application window representation upon determining that the second application window representation needs to be repositioned,
• wherein the hidden application window representation position is within a glom.