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Floating panel

Panels placed outside the sidebars are called floating panels. You can move them around and change their sizes.

The control elements of a floating panel are listed below.

Floating panel
Floating panel
  • 1 Drag handle
  • 2 Title
  • 3 Dock button
  • 4 Hide button
  • 5 Collection / List switch

Making a docked panel floating

You have two options to make a docked panel floating:

  • Click Undock Undock button button in the header of the docked panel.
  • Choose Undock in the context menu of the corresponding tool button in the tool palette.

Moving a floating panel

To change the position of a floating panel, drag Cursor moving the handle or title's text area.

Floating panel moving
Floating panel moving

Resizing a floating panel

To change the size of a floating panel, drag the panel's edge Cursor resizing horizontally or corner Cursor resizing by corner.

Floating panel resizing
Floating panel resizing

Your panel layout is saved and restored automatically upon restarting.

Bringing a floating panel to front

To place a floating panel above others, choose Bring to Front in the context menu of the corresponding tool button in the tool palette.

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