Grass Valley Xpanel Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 22)

2-12 Xpanel User Manual
Getting started with Xpanel
Floating versus docked views
Views can be docked to the outer sides of the Xpanel interface or float as independent
windows. When a view is opened, it will appear in the state and position that it was last
closed in. Double-click the view’s title bar to toggle between docked and floating states.
Positioning docked views
Views can be docked along the outer sides of the Xpanel interface. When you hold down the
mouse’s left button over a view’s title bar, docking guides appear to indicate where the view can
be docked (figure
2-3 ). To dock the view, simply drag the view’s title bar onto the dock guide.
Figure 2-3. Docking views to the outer sides of the Xpanel interface
Two or more docked elements can be docked in the same location by combining them into
a single panel with multiple tabs, or by stacking them.
When you drag a view by its title bar (or tab) on top of another view, a multi-position docking
tab appears (figure
2-4 ). If you drag and drop the view onto one of the four outer guides, the
new view will be stacked on top, below, or beside the current view in that location. If you
drop the view onto the center guide or onto the docked view’s title bar, the two views
combine into a multi-tab view.
Figure 2-4. Views sharing the same location (multi-tab or stacked)
Stacked
single panel with multiple tabs
(side-by-side)