Shared windows
Channel windows can be docked in order to use the screen space more efficiently.
There are two different modes of shared windows. The first, called the tabbed
mode, stacks the channels, consoles or queries on top of each other, so that the
active view uses the entire window. There is a tab or button to switch between
the views. The second. called the tiled view, tiles the views so that the can
all be seen but each of them has less space.
This picture shows the tabbed mode with a window that contains one DALNet channel
#macintosh and a console in one window:
The button for the console has a red label because the console contains unread
text. To switch to the console, press the console button.
This picture shows the the tiled view with two DALNet channels, #macintosh and
#politics docked together in one window.
Channels can be docked or undocked at any time with the Dock and Undock menu items
in the Windows menu. If you always want to have windows docked then you can turn
on the Shared Windows option in the Window preference panel. That option does
not dock your existing windows as it only applies to new windows.
When you dock channels in a window they will share the input field and user list.
The currently active channel is surrounded by a blue border and is in control
of the input field and user list
Shared windows
