winIDEA and Windows
The winIDEA main frame consists of the menu, toolbars (View > Toolbars), the windows area, and the status area. Windows and documents can be docked, tabbed, or floated anywhere in the windows area.
Presets
winIDEA offers most commonly used layout presets and the possibility to create, edit and save custom made layouts. Each built-in layout preset opens the windows|documents as follows.
Open View > Layout and select a suitable layout preset:
•AURIX Development Studio (ADS) - Debug - All windows listed below and SFRs
•Debug - High Level - Project, Symbols, Editor, Progress, Locals, Watch
•Debug - Low Level - Editor, Disassembly, Core Registers, Memory
•Edit - Project, Symbols, Editor, Progress
Custom-made layout presets can be saved via View > Layout > Save As. When saved, it will be saved with the name you defined and placed in the View > Layout under the built-in layout presets.
To save your current arrangement as a custom preset, select View > Layout > Save As. It is listed under the built-in presets.
Moving and resizing
Drag a window by its title bar to move it with all its tabs, or by a tab to move only that tab. To move a whole document pane, drag the empty space of its tab bar. A blue rectangle shows where the window will be dropped.
Key |
While dragging |
While resizing |
|---|---|---|
ESC |
Cancel the move |
Cancel the resize. |
SHIFT |
Adjust the size or tab position of the drop without switching to another drop mode. If other frames obscure the drop target, bring the underlying frame to the front. |
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CTRL |
Keep the window in a separate floating frame, wherever it is dropped. |
Expand the window or document by taking space from the others. |
A window or document pane that is dragged outside the winIDEA frame becomes a floating frame.
Default document pane
Newly opened documents, for example from File > Open or when a breakpoint is hit, open in the Default Document Pane. To change it, right-click the empty space of the tab bar in another document pane and select Set As Default Document Pane.
Finding open documents
•Pin a document - Click the pin button on its tab or press CTRL+SHIFT+P. Pinned and focused tabs always stay visible.
•Drop-down document list - When not all tabs fit, click List Opened Documents to list all documents in the pane.
•Pop-up List - In the Editor, hold CTRL and press TAB to list the open documents of all document panes, plus the open windows. Use TAB**/**SHIFT+TAB or the arrow keys to navigate, type part of a name to filter, and release CTRL to open the selected document.
Context menus
Right-click a window title bar, a tab, or the empty space of a tab bar for actions on that window or pane.
