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:
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:
To clone the view of a single file:
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.
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 |