How to group panels?

[cytochrome]

The Help indicates  all kind of action on Panel Groups but I don't find how how to start a group...

Francis

[Richard]

Using Menu > View > Panels select one of the panels that you would like to group. Repeat for a second panel. Drag and drop the second panel on the first.

[Mario]

Left-click and hold the caption bar of a panel to start moving it. IMatch displays indicator icons to show you where you can dock the panel.
If you drag a panel on top of another panel, you can group them. Watch the icons displayed while you drag.

[cytochrome]

Thanks, it works (of course). Is there a way to have 2-3 panels open side by side acting like a group (opens, closes, moves  together)?

Francis

[Richard]

I know of no means of, in effect, docking one panel with another.

[JohnZeman]

Thanks, it works (of course). Is there a way to have 2-3 panels open side by side acting like a group (opens, closes, moves  together)?

Francis

You can have multiple panels open simultaneously in a vertical column where one panel is above the other.


And by dragging and dropping to the appropriate location you can have one panel container open with several other panel tabs that lets you quickly switch from one panel to the next.

[JohnZeman]

I forgot to mention you can also have multiple panels open simultaneously that are stacked horizontal, or both vertical and horizontal.

[cytochrome]

Ah, thank you John for the illustration, I finally understand what the four way direction pad can bu used used for.

And it does  what I wanted, nice stacks of 2-3 panels.

Francis

[Mario]

For additional info, type

docking

in the Help index, and then select

Docking, Panel

There is also a list of panel actions and arrangements, and how to set them up.

[Mario]

I've add a few additional screen shots with explanation of the position icons to that help topic. And some extra keywords so users with the same question can find it easier:

Question: Which keywords did you use while trying to find help on docking panels?

[cytochrome]

I've add a few additional screen shots with explanation of the position icons to that help topic. And some extra keywords so users with the same question can find it easier:

Question: Which keywords did you use while trying to find help on docking panels?

I used panel, group and basics because I remembered having read something quite complete on panel groups in panel basics. Could not find it back!! Originally I reached it by clicking on Panel basics somewhere in the Help. It is the same page that is indexed under Docking panels...

I did not use docking because to me docking meant docked at a fixed position on the window, while I wanted a group of panels that I could eventually move (as a group) from place to place.

If you read the post by Joel Holzwurm : he has the same problem. This is because the Help tells all about moving panels in, out and within a group, but NOT how to form a group in the first place. To you it is evident, but...