Docking Windows |
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Floating (Undocked) Windows have two major modes, docked and undocked. The undocked mode is commonly referred to as floating. A floating window can be positioned anywhere on the screen where it will float above the various user interface elements. The image below shows the Notification Window in floating mode.
Docked Another way to position windows is to dock them to various other user elements. For instance the Notification Window below has been docked to the bottom of the Drawing space. When docked the window is snapped to the edge.
Dockable Windows Include: Notification Window
Docking toolbars also have two visibility modes while docked. They are pinned and unpinned.
Pinned Docking Window In the upper right hand corner of a docking window is a small pin icon. When a docking window is docked this icon becomes visible. When the pin icon looks like this (
Unpinned Docking Window When the pin icon (
The image below is the Notification Window in its docked unpinned and in the unfocused/inactive state.
The image below is the same Notification Window in its docked unpinned and active state. Note that in its active state it appears very similar to the Pinned state. Once the window is no longer focused on it will slide back down, hiding its main body.
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