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| <h1 class="Head">Window menu</h1> |
| <p class="Intro">This menu allows you to display, hide, and otherwise manipulate the various views, perspectives, and |
| actions in the Workbench.</p> |
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| <h2>New Window</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command opens a new Workbench window with the same perspective as the current perspective.</p> |
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| <h2>New Editor</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command opens an editor based on the currently active editor. It will have the same editor |
| type and input as the original.</p> |
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| <h2>Open Perspective</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command opens a new perspective in this Workbench window. This preference can be changed on |
| the <a class="command-link" href= |
| 'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.preferencePages.Perspectives)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <b>General > Perspectives</b></a> |
| preference page. All of the perspectives that are open within the Workbench window are shown on the shortcut |
| bar.</p> |
| <p class="Para">The perspectives you will likely want to open are listed first. This list is dependent on the |
| current perspective. From the <b>Other...</b> submenu you can open any perspective.</p> |
| <p class="Para"><img src="../images/Image207_persp_sel.png" alt="Select Perspective dialog" border="0"></p> |
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| <h2>Show View</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command displays the selected view in the current perspective. You can configure how views are |
| opened on the <a class="command-link" href= |
| 'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.preferencePages.Perspectives)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <b>General > Perspectives</b></a> |
| preference page. Views you are likely to want to open are listed first. This list is dependent on the current |
| perspective. From the <b>Other...</b> submenu you can open any view. The views are sorted into categories in the |
| Show View dialog.</p> |
| <p class="Para"><img src="../images/Image208_view_sel.png" alt="Show View Dialog" border="0"></p> |
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| <h2>Customize Perspective</h2> |
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| <p class="Para">Each perspective includes a predefined set of actions that are accessible from the menu bar and |
| Workbench toolbar.</p> |
| <p class="Para"><img src="../images/Image258_perps_custom.png" alt="Customize Perspective Dialog" border="0"></p> |
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| <h2>Save Perspective As</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command allows you to save the current perspective, creating your own custom perspective. You |
| can open more perspectives of this type using the <b>Window > Perspective > Open Perspective > Other</b> |
| menu item once you have saved a perspective.</p> |
| <p class="Para"><img src="../images/Image206_persp_saveas.png" alt="Save Perspective As dialog" border="0">x</p> |
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| <h2>Reset Perspective</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command changes the layout of the current perspective to its original configuration.</p> |
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| <h2>Close Perspective</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command closes the active perspective.</p> |
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| <h2>Close All Perspectives</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command closes all open perspectives in the Workbench window.</p> |
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| <h2>Navigation</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This submenu contains shortcut keys for navigating between the views, perspectives, and editors in |
| the Workbench window.</p> |
| <ul class="UnorderedList"> |
| <li class="Item"><b>Show System Menu</b>: Shows the menu that is used for resizing, closing or pinning the |
| current view or editor.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><b>Show View Menu</b>: Shows the drop down menu that is available in the toolbar of the active |
| view.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><strong>Maximize active view or editor:</strong> Causes the active part to take up the entire |
| screen, or if it already is, returns it to its previous state.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><strong>Minimize active view or editor:</strong> Causes the active part to be minimized.</li> |
| <li><b>Activate Editor</b>: Makes the current editor active.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><b>Next Editor</b>: Activates the next open editor in the list of most recently used |
| editors.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><b>Previous Editor</b>: Activates the previous open editor in the list of most recently used |
| editors.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><strong>Switch to editor:</strong> Shows a dialog that allows switching to opened editors. Shows |
| a dialog that allows switching to opened editors.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><strong>Quick switch editor:</strong> Shows a searchable popup that allows switching to a new |
| editor.</li> |
| <li><b>Next View</b>: Activates the next open view in the list of most recently used views.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><b>Previous View</b>: Activates the previous open view in the list of most recently used |
| editors.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><b>Next Perspective</b>: Activates the next open perspective in the list of most recently used |
| perspectives.</li> |
| <li class="Item"><b>Previous Perspective</b>: Activates the previous open perspective in the list of most |
| recently used perspectives.</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <h2>Working Sets</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This submenu contains entries to select or edit working sets.</p> |
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| <h2>Preferences</h2> |
| <p class="Para">This command allows you to indicate your preferences for using the Workbench. There are a wide |
| variety of preferences for configuring the appearance of the Workbench and its views, and for customizing the |
| behavior of all tools that are installed in the Workbench.</p> |
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