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Re: Show editor and command window at same time?


From: James Sherman Jr.
Subject: Re: Show editor and command window at same time?
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 11:10:03 -0400

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Philip Nienhuis <address@hidden> wrote:
> Torsten wrote:
>>
>> On 02.09.2015 21:01, PhilipNienhuis wrote:
>>>
>>> Chuck37 wrote
>>>>
>>>> I just pulled Octave for the first time in a long time and am very happy
>>>> that there is an integrated editor.  I'm running on windows.  My
>>>> workflow
>>>> in matlab always involves being able to see the editor and command
>>>> window
>>>> at the same time, so I can paste back and forth, among other things.  I
>>>> can't see how to do this in Octave.  Is it possible?  Clicking the run
>>>> icon and seeing nothing until I pick the command window tab is fairly
>>>> annoying.  Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Windows you cannot pull the editor pane; but in the top right corner
>>> there's a button that will undock the editor.  I'll try to attach a pic
>>> <http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/file/n4672420/undock_editor.png>
>>>
>>> Philip
>>>
>>
>> There is a preference whether the focus should go to the command window
>> after a command was launched from another widget.
>>
>> Philip, it is really not possible to drag the editor and place it
>> (within the main-window) side by side with the command window?
>
>
> Sure, on Windows, any pane can be easily dragged anywhere *within* the
> Octave window, just like in Matlab. That's why I figured the OP had troubles
> to get it outside the Octave window - in Octave that isn't so obvious to get
> together.
>
> A return question to you:
> Is it (still) really completely impossible on Windows to drag any pane
> outside the Octave window?  (ISTR we discussed this some years ago, maybe in
> some bug report)
>
> Philip
>
>
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I just installed 4.0.0 on Windows (had been lazy and been using
3.8.2), but I can certainly unlock the windows from the Octave window
and move them around as desired.

James Sherman



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