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Switching from Eclipse to IntelliJ: Is there a way to split tool windows?

Having used Eclipse for more years than I care to admit, I'm currently trying to get adjusted to IntelliJ 12 but I'm having a hard time with the totally different UI metaphors/concepts.

I'd like to be able to have a window layout like this:

+--------+------------------------
|        |                       |
|   (1)  |                       |
|        |                       |
|+-------+     Source editor     |
|        |                       |
|   (2)  |                       |
|        |                       |
+--------+-----------------------+
|                                |
|      Console output etc.       | 
+--------------------------------+

With (1) being the "Project" tool window and (2) being the "Structure" tool window. I tried to follow the instructions given at http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/viewing-modes.html but changing the "Split" mode doesn't seem to have any noticeable effect. Clicking on the "Structure" or "Project" toolbar buttons always hides the current tool window and displays the other one.

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Tobias Gierke Avatar asked Sep 01 '13 11:09

Tobias Gierke


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1 Answers

Ok. I worked it all out with googling and https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/viewing-modes.html . It's not obvious at all.

In Setting->Appearance & Behavior->Appearance: Side-by-side layouts on left and right will control whether left and right side splits are horizontal or vertical - you can also Control-click on the divider to switch.

Widescreen tool window layout switches whether vertical or horizontal toolbars get full height/width: on gives full height to side tool windows and off gives full width to bottom(top?).

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automaticgiant Avatar answered Sep 17 '22 15:09

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