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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>
<UL CLASS="UnorderedList">
<LI CLASS="Item">
Drag views to different positions within the Workbench window.</LI>
<LI CLASS="Item">
Drag views to the shortcut bar to create a fast view.</LI>
<LI CLASS="Item">
Drag editors such that they are simultaneously visible beside, above, or below
another editor.</LI>
<LI CLASS="Item">
Resize views and editors by dragging the sashes which separate them.</LI>
</UL>
<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">
<P CLASS="Para">
Name</P>
</TH>
<TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="480">
<P CLASS="Para">
Description</P>
</TH>
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<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="54">
<P CLASS="Para">&nbsp;
</P>
<img src="../images/ref-1.png"  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>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="54">
<P CLASS="Para">&nbsp;
</P>
<img src="../images/ref-2.png"  align="BASELINE" alt="Down arrow">
</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="113">
<P CLASS="Para">
Dock below</P>
</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="480">
<P CLASS="Para">
The view will appear below the view underneath the cursor.</P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="54">
<P CLASS="Para">&nbsp;
</P>
<img src="../images/ref-3.png"  align="BASELINE" alt="Right arrow">
</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="113">
<P CLASS="Para">
Dock to the right</P>
</TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="480">
<P CLASS="Para">
The view will appear to the right of the view underneath the cursor.</P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" width="54">
<P CLASS="Para">&nbsp;
</P>
<img src="../images/ref-4.png"  align="BASELINE" alt="Left arrow">
</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">&nbsp;
</P>
<img src="../images/ref-5.png"  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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</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV CLASS="Topic">
<DIV CLASS="Subtopic">
<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&nbsp; 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>
<DIV CLASS="Subtopic">
<H2 CLASS="Head">
Double-Click</H2>
    <P CLASS="Para"> Double-clicking a view or editor's title bar maximizes the 
      part in the Workbench window.</P>
  </DIV>
  <DIV CLASS="Subtopic">
<H2 CLASS="Head"> Title bar context menu and fast view toolbars</H2>
    <P CLASS="Para"> From the context menu of a view or editor's title bar, you 
      can select how you want the view to appear within the Workbench window.</P>
    <TABLE BORDER="1" cellspacing="0">
      <CAPTION>
      View and editor title bar context menu options 
      </CAPTION>
      <THEAD>
        <TR> 
          <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> <A NAME="pgfId-1096571">O</A>ption</P></TH>
          <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Description</P></TH>
        </TR>
      </THEAD>
      <TBODY>
        <TR> 
          <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <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>
              (views only)</P></TD>
          <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
              Minimizes the view and places a button for it in the shortcut bar.</p>
            <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> </p>
          </TD>
        </TR>
        <TR> 
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left">Restore</TD>
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left">Restores the view or editor 
            to its originating (non-maximized/non-minimized) size and position 
            within the Workbench.</TD>
        </TR>
        <TR> 
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left">Move</TD>
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left">Move the part or part group.</TD>
        </TR>
        <TR> 
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left">Size</TD>
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left">Change the size of the part 
            in the direction specified.</TD>
        </TR>
        <TR> 
          <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
              Maximize</P></TD>
          <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
              Maximizes the part in the Workbench window.</P></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR> 
          <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
              Minimize</P></TD>
          <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
              Minimizes the part in the Workbench window.</P></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR> 
          <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
              Close</P></TD>
          <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
              Closes the part.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
        </TR>
        <TR> 
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"><p>Close Others</p>
            <p>(editors only)</p></TD>
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left">Closes all editors except 
            the current editor.</TD>
        </TR>
        <TR> 
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"><p>Close All </p>
            <p>(editors only)</p></TD>
          <TD COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left">Closes all editors.</TD>
        </TR>
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    </TABLE>
</DIV>
</DIV>
<P>Here is what a view's context menu looks like:
</P>


<P><img src="../images/Image229_view_popup.png" alt="View's context menu" border="1" >
</P>
<P>Here is what an editor's context menu looks like:
</P>


<P><img src="../images/Image229_editor_popup.png" alt="Editor's context menu" border="1" >
</P>



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