Managing IDE Windows

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Each window in the IDE appears as a tab in the pane in which it resides. The IDE's windowing system enables you to arrange windows anywhere in the IDE by dragging and dropping. The IDE remembers the position of both manually and automatically closed windows the next time they are opened.

To move a window:

  1. Click the window header and drag it to the desired position. A red preview box indicates where the window will reside once you drop it.
  2. Drop the window.

Splitting the Source Editor

You can split the Source Editor, which enables you to work with multiple files or different areas of the same file simultaneously. The Source Editor can be split horizontally or vertically.

To simultaneously display multiple files in the Source Editor:

  1. Open two or more files in the Source Editor.
  2. Click the tab of one of the files and drag it to the edge of the Source Editor pane where you want the file to be placed. A red preview box indicates the new position of the window.
  3. Release the mouse button to drop the window when the red preview box indicates the window is in the new desired position.

To clone the view of a single file:

  1. Right-click the document in the Source Editor and choose Clone Document.
  2. Click the tab of the cloned document and drag it to the part of the window where you want the copy to be placed.

Automatically Appearing Windows

Some windows only appear when you are performing a task to which they are related. For example, the Debugger windows only appear when you are in a debugging session. You can manually open task-related windows so that they are always open.

To open a task-related window, simply choose the window from the Windows menu.

Window Navigation Shortcuts

The following table lists some useful keyboard shortcuts for navigating the IDE windowing system:

Keys Action

Command-0 Switch to Editor window
Command-1 Switch to Project window
Command-2 Switch to Files window
Command-3 Switch to Favorites window
Command-4 Switch to Output window
Command-5 Switch to Services window
Command-6 Switch to Task List window
Command-7 Switch to Navigator window
Command-Shift-5 Switch to HTTP Monitor window
Command-Shift-7 Switch to Properties window

Command-Shift-1 Select file in Projects window
Command-Shift-2 Select file in Files window
Command-Shift-3 Select file in Favorites window
Command-Shift-8 Select file in Versioning window
Command-F4 Close window
Command-Shift-F4 Close all documents

Shift-F4 Open Documents dialog box
Ctrl-Tab Switch to recent window
Shift-Escape Maximize window
F1 Show Help for selected component
See Also
Customizing Toolbars in the IDE

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