Drop cursors

Drop cursors indicate where you can dock views in the Workbench window. Several different drop cursors may be displayed when you are rearranging views.

Up arrow

Dock above: if you release the mouse button when a dock above cursor is displayed, the view will appear above the view underneath the cursor.

Down arrow

Dock below: if you release the mouse button when a dock below cursor is displayed, the view will appear below the view underneath the cursor.

Right arrow

Dock to the right: If you release the mouse button when a dock to the right cursor is displayed, the view will appear to the right of the view underneath the cursor.

Left arrow Dock to the left: if you release the mouse button when a dock to the left cursor is displayed, the view will appear to the left of the view underneath the cursor.
Stack icon Stack: if you release the mouse button when a stack cursor is displayed, the view will appear as a Tab in the same pane as the view underneath the cursor.
Restricted icon Restricted: if you release the mouse button when a restricted cursor is displayed, the view will not dock there. For example, you cannot dock a view in the editor area.

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