Using workspaces
Being in a given workspace does not constrain what windows you can have open. You can open (for example, from the View menu) or close any window without having to change the workspace.
Upon exiting the IDE, the current state of each workspace is saved. This information includes open windows and their sizes and positions. When you next launch Forte for Java, Community Edition, your workspaces will appear exactly as you left them.
Any given window can be open on any workspace--and can be open on more than one workspace simultaneously.
For example, to view the Editor window on both the Editing and Running workspaces:
- While in the Editing workspace, double-click on a Java object displayed in the Explorer.
- Flip to the Running Workspace by clicking on the Running tab in the Main Window.
The first Editor window will no longer be visible, and you will see either the default set of Running Workspace windows or those you left open when last using this workspace.
- Choose Window | Windows | Editing | Editor from the main menu.
(The Windows submenu reveals submenus for each workspace, such as the Editing workspace. Each workspace submenu shows a list of currently open windows in that workspace. When you choose a window from the submenu of a different workspace than the one you are currently using, that window opens up in your current workspace as well.)
The Editor will then be visible on both the Editing and Running workspaces.
Workspaces are completely customizable: you may add, delete, and rename the available workspaces. You can also customize which toolbars appear in each workspace. See Customizing workspaces for further details.
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