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| Tiling editors</h3> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> The Workbench allows for the creation of two or more sets of |
| editors in the editor area. The editor area can also be resized but views cannot |
| be dragged into the editor area.</P> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Open at least two editors in the editor area by double-clicking |
| editable files in one of the navigation views.</P> |
| </li> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Click and drag one of the editor's tabs out of the editor |
| area. Do not release the mouse button.</P> |
| </li> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Notice that the restricted cursor displays if an attempt |
| is made to drop the editor either on top of any view or outside the Workbench |
| window.</P> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Still holding down the mouse button, drag the editor over |
| the editor area and move the cursor along all four edges as well as in the |
| middle of the editor area, on top of another open editor. Notice that along |
| the edges of the editor area the directional arrow drop cursors appear, |
| and in the middle of the editor area the stack drop cursor appears.</P> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Dock the editor on a directional arrow drop cursor so that |
| two editors appear in the editor area. </P> |
| </li> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Notice that each editor can also be resized as well as the |
| entire editor area to accommodate the editors and views as necessary.</P> |
| </li> |
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| <p CLASS="Para"> It is important to observe the color of an editor tab (in |
| the figure below there are two groups, one above the other)</p> |
| <p CLASS="Para"><b>blue</b> - indicates that the editor is currently active</p> |
| <p CLASS="Para"><b>default </b>(gray on Windows XP) - indicates that the editor |
| was the last active editor. If there is an active view, it will be the editor |
| that the active view is currently working with. This is important when working |
| with views like the Outline and Properties that work closely with the editor.</p></li> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> Drag and dock the editor somewhere else in the editor area, |
| noting the behavior that results from docking on each kind of drop cursor. |
| Continue to experiment with docking and resizing editors and views until |
| the Workbench has been arranged to satisfaction. The figure below illustrates |
| the layout if one editor is dragged and dropped below another.</P> |
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| <P> <img src="../images/Image57_two_editors.png" alt="Two editors" border="0"><br> |
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