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Tab arrangement

Tabs are attached to one of the edges of the parent application by default. They can be docked to one of the four edges of the application. Docked tabs can also be torn off the parent's edges. In this case, they will be shown as separate window.

Docking a tab to the parent window

To dock a tab to a new position within the parent application, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Move the mouse pointer over the tab flag of the desired tab you want to move.

  2. Hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer to new the desired new position. While you move the mouse, a drag icon is displayed.

  3. If the mouse pointer is near a new possible docking position, a dark grey rectangle shows the destination docking position. Possible docking positions are

  • Left edge
  • Right edge
  • Bottom edge
  • Top edge
  1. Release the left mouse button and the tabs will be arranged anew instantly.

Restoring the original tab location during movement

If the mouse pointer resides over the center position of the current view, the dark grey rectangle surrounds the whole view. In this case the current view will be restored.

Showing a tab as separate window

To show a docked tab as separate window, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Move the mouse pointer over the tab flag of the desired tab you want to move.

  2. Hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer away from the current location until a grey rectangle is displayed.

  3. Release the left mouse button and the tab will be displayed as separate window.

Restoring last docked position of a tab

This option is only available, if a tab is displayed as separate window!

To restore the last docked position of the tab, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Move the mouse pointer over the window header.

  2. Double click on the header to restore the last used docking position

Restoring last windowed position of a tab

This option is only available, if a tab is displayed as docked tab!

To restore the last windowed position of the tab, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Move the mouse pointer over the tab header.

  2. Double click on the header to restore the last used window position