8.17.52015-05-05

Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window

The Configuration Components Pane, the Object Inspector, and the Messages area can be displayed in windows that are attached to the Program window (docked position) or that float above it (undocked position). You dock a window when you attach it to the Program window, and you undock it when you detach it from the Program window.

The Configuration Components Pane, the Object Inspector and the Messages area can each be displayed inside its own window, whether docked or undocked, but they can also be displayed attached or combined inside the same window.

• When separate areas are displayed simultaneously, they appear in different sections of the Program window.
• When attached areas are displayed simultaneously, they appear side-by-side or above one another inside sub-windows.
• When combined areas are displayed simultaneously, they overlap one another inside the same window. Tabs let you switch from one area to the other.

To undock an area of the Program window:

• Do one of the following:
  • Click either a title bar (separate or attached areas) or a tab (combined areas) displaying the name of the Configuration Components Pane, the Object Inspector or the Messages area and move the mouse pointer so as to drag the area away from its docked position. As you drag, a rectangle is displayed to show the landing position. Release the mouse button when the rectangle is in a floating position (not attached to the Program window).
  • Double-click either a title bar (separate or attached areas) or a tab (combined areas) displaying the name of the Configuration Components Pane, the Object Inspector or the Messages area. The area will jump from a docked to an undocked position and vice-versa.

To dock an area of the Program window:

• Do one of the following:

  • Click either a title bar (separate or attached areas) or a tab (combined areas) displaying the name of the Configuration Components Pane, the Object Inspector or the Messages area and move the mouse pointer so as to drag the area away from its current undocked position. As you drag, a rectangle is displayed to show the landing position. Release the mouse button when the rectangle is in a docked position (attached to the Program window).

  • Double-click either a title bar (separate or attached areas) or a tab (combined areas) displaying the name of the Configuration Components Pane, the Object Inspector or the Messages area. The area will jump from an undocked to a docked position and vice-versa.