Docking Windows

By default, document windows are arranged as floating windows in the environment. If you have customized your viewing configuration and select Window > Reset Window Layout the windows will be reconfigured in this manner.

Tool windows can be fastened to one side of a frame in the IDE. A guide diamond appears when you drag a tool window to another location in the IDE. The guide diamond helps you re-dock the window on one of the four sides of the IDE, or to a location in the editing frame.

Note: To move a dockable window without snapping it into place, press CTRL while you drag it.

The following example shows the guide diamonds that appear when you drag a tool window or document window toward the center of the environment. The diamond on the right edge only appears when you drag a tool window toward the edge of the environment.

To dock tool windows and document windows:

Click the document window you want to dock.
Drag the window toward the middle of the environment.
A guide diamond appears. The four arrows of the diamond point toward the four sides of the editing pane.
When the window you are dragging reaches the location where you want to dock it, move the pointer over the corresponding portion of the guide diamond.
The designated area is shaded.
To dock the window in the position indicated, release the mouse button.
For example, if Merge Session is docked on the right edge of the environment and you want to dock it on the left edge, drag Merge Session toward the middle of the environment, move the pointer over the far left arrow of the guide diamond, and then release the mouse button. Alternatively, you can dock a tool window to a portion of one of the side walls of the environment by dragging it to the side until you see a secondary guide diamond. Click one of the four arrows to dock the tool window to that portion of the side wall. If you drag and release a window to the center of the guide diamond, the window will join the window in that location and the window titles appear as tabs.