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Figure 2.7 The Structure window at bottom right is an example of a floating tool window. It can be
moved, placed, and resized independently.
Windows that live on the left and right tool window bars have a vertical orienta-
tion, whereas those at the top and bottom have a horizontal orientation. A hori-
zontal orientation lets you see more columns without scrolling, and a vertical
presentation is better for handling long lists. For this reason, windows like
Run
and
Messages
that contain wide output live along the bottom, but the
Project
and
Structure
windows are bound to the sides—although you're free to move them if
you wish.
Once you have arranged the tool windows in the locations (left, right,
bottom, and so on) and with the settings you prefer (floating, pinned,
and so forth), these settings are saved with your project. To use this con-
figuration as the basis for all projects, select
Window | Store Current
Layout
as Default
. You can return to the default settings at any time
through the
Window | Restore Default Layout
command.
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