Installing and Configuring JDeveloper IDE - Oracle ADF 11gR2 Development Beginner's Guide - page 13

The Design and Source menus are toggled between the Design and Source views of the file
in the Editor window. History and Diagram menus are also displayed based on the acive
view of the file.
The toolbar for JDeveloper IDE is displayed just below the Menu secion, as shown in the
following screenshot:
The highlighted tools are added as part of the External Tools opion in the Tools menu.
The standout features of JDeveloper are:
Drag-and-drop : You can drag-and-drop the content between windows, panels,
and secions.
Docking : Almost all the panels within the IDE are “dockable”. You can customize
the locaion of the windows anywhere. Move the panel and drag it to dock the
panel or window.
Floaing : Panels can be made loaing if the dockable opion is not preferred.
Minimize and Maximize : Panels and windows support minimize and maximize
features. Right-click on the panel and select the opion as appropriate.
Keyboard access : You can navigate, select, and interact with the IDE using
shortcut keys.
Searching : Search for the property in the property inspector, Resource palete,
structure window, code editor, and so on.
Tabbed view : All the windows that open in the center of the IDE will have the
tabbed view.
Spliing : All code editors support spliing of the documents verically and
horizontally. Drag the horizontal spliter to the botom-right corner to split the
document horizontally and the top-right corner to split it verically, as shown
in the following screenshot:
Closing : The Editor window supports the Close , Close others , and Close all opions.
Ediing Tools : Editor tools are available in the Source and Design view for almost
all the files. Some common tools used are Code highlight , Bookmarks , Reformat ,
Surround , Block coloring , and so on.