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| <H1 CLASS="Head"> |
| Workbench window layout</H1> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| You can rearrange the layout of Workbench windows as follows:</P> |
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| Drag views to different positions within the Workbench window.</LI> |
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| Drag views to the shortcut bar to create a fast view.</LI> |
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| Drag editors such that they are simultaneously visible beside, above, or below |
| another editor.</LI> |
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| Resize views and editors by dragging the sashes which separate them.</LI> |
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| <DIV CLASS="Topic"> |
| <h2> |
| Drop cursors</h2> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| <i>Drop cursors</i> 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. </P> |
| <TABLE BORDER="1" width="669" cellspacing="0"> |
| <CAPTION> |
| Drop Cursors</CAPTION> |
| <THEAD> |
| <TR> |
| <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="54"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Cursor</P> |
| </TH> |
| <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="113"> |
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| Name</P> |
| </TH> |
| <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="480"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Description</P> |
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| </TR> |
| </THEAD> |
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| <TR> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="54"> |
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| </P> |
| <IMG SRC="../images/ref-1.gif" ALIGN="BASELINE" alt="Up arrow"> |
| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="113"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Dock above</P> |
| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="480"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| The view will appear above the view underneath the cursor.</P> |
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| </TR> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| </P> |
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| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="113"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Dock below</P> |
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| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="480"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| The view will appear below the view underneath the cursor.</P> |
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| </TR> |
| <TR> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| </P> |
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| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="113"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Dock to the right</P> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| The view will appear to the right of the view underneath the cursor.</P> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| </P> |
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| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="113"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Dock to the left</P> |
| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="480"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| The view will appear to the left of the view underneath the cursor. </P> |
| </TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="54"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| </P> |
| <IMG SRC="../images/ref-5.gif" ALIGN="BASELINE" alt="Stack"> |
| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="113"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Stack</P> |
| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="480"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| The view will appear as a tab in the same pane as the view underneath the cursor. </P> |
| </TD> |
| </TR> |
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| <H2> |
| Fast views</H2> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| From a view's title bar context menu, you can select Fast View to minimize the view |
| as a button on the shortcut bar.</P> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| 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 <i>Fast View</i> button on its title |
| bar.</P> |
| <A HREF="ref-3.htm" CLASS="XRef">See Shortcut Bar</A></DIV> |
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| <H2 CLASS="Head"> |
| Double-Click</H2> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Double-clicking a view's title bar maximizes the |
| view in the Workbench window.</P> |
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| <H2 CLASS="Head"> |
| Title bar context menu and amp; fast view toolbars</H2> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| From the context menu of a view's title bar, you can select how you want the view to appear within the Workbench window.</P> |
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| <CAPTION> |
| View title bar context menu options</CAPTION> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| <A NAME="pgfId-1096571">O</A>ption</P> |
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| Description</P> |
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| <TR> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Restore</P> |
| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Restores the view to its originating (non-maximized/non-minimized) size and position within the Workbench.</P> |
| </TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Fast View<BR> |
| (i.e., minimize)</P> |
| </TD> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Minimizes the view and places a button for it in the shortcut bar. |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| This option, when used in a fast view, will restore the view to its originating |
| (docked) position in the Workbench.</P> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| <A HREF="ref-3.htm" CLASS="XRef">See Shortcut Bar</A> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Maximize</P> |
| </TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Maximizes the view in the Workbench window.</P> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Minimize</P> |
| </TD> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Minimizes the view in the Workbench window.</P> |
| </TD> |
| </TR> |
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| <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Close</P> |
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| Closes the view. </P> |
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| <P>Here is what a view's context menu looks like: |
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| <P><img src="../images/Image229_view_popup.gif" alt="View's context menu" border="0" width="90" height="117"> |
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