You can rearrange the layout of workbench windows as follows:
Drop cursors indicate where a view will dock when you release your mouse button. This indication is relative to the view or editor area underneath the cursor.
Cursor |
Name |
Description |
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Dock above |
The view will appear above the view underneath the cursor. |
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Dock below |
The view will appear below the view underneath the cursor. |
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Dock to the right |
The view will appear to the right of the view underneath the cursor. |
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Dock to the left |
The view will appear to the left of the view underneath the cursor. |
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Stack |
The view will appear as a tab in the same pane as the view underneath the cursor. |
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Floating |
The view will appear floating outside the main workbench window. |
From a view's title bar context menu, you can select Fast View to minimize the view as a button on the shortcut bar.
If a view is minimized in this way, you can click its button on the shortcut bar to bring it up in a fast view. To revert the fast view back to a docked view again, select the Restore button on its title bar.
See Shortcut BarDouble-clicking a view's title bar maximizes the view in the workbench window.
From the context menu of a view's title bar, you can select how you want the view to appear within the workbench window.
Option |
Description |
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Restore |
Restores the view to its originating (non-maximized and non-minimized) size and position within the workbench. This option, when used in a fast view, will restore the view to its originating (docked) position in the workbench. |
Fast View |
Minimizes the view and places a button for it in the shortcut bar. This option is not enabled in a fast view. |
Maximize |
Maximizes the view in the workbench window. This option is not enabled in a fast view. |
Close |
Closes the view. |
Here is what a view's context menu looks like: