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Workbench window layout
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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 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>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td rowspan="1" colspan="1" width="54">
<p class="Para">
&nbsp;
</p><img src="../images/ref-1.png" align="top" 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="top" 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="top" 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="top" 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="top" 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>
</tbody>
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</div>
<div class="Topic">
<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
</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" id="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 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>
</tbody>
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<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" />
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