Docking and Undocking Views
Windows are containers for views, and a view is always docked in a window.
Examples of windows in the IDE are the Explorer, Debugger window, and the Source
Editor. Examples of views are Filesystems, Runtime, Project Default,
and Javadoc, which by default are docked in the Explorer window. You can
remove a view from one window and add it to another window.
To dock a view into another location:
- Activate the view.
- From the main window, choose Window
Dock View Into
and one of the following items.
- A window name.
- A window name and location (center, right, left, top, or bottom). The location is available for split frames only.
- New Single Frame. This menu item
removes the view from the frame that it is currently in and
inserts it into a new single frame.
- New Multi-tab Frame. This menu item
removes the view from the frame that it is currently in and
inserts it into a new multi tab frame. In this frame, you can switch between several
content panes that appear to share the same space on the screen.
- New Split Frame. This menu item removes the view from the frame that it is currently in
and inserts it into a new frame that can be divided into two
or more resizable panes.
To undock a view from its present location:
- Activate the view.
- From the main window, choose Window
Undock View.
The view is removed the window it is currently in and inserted into a new frame.
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