Drop Cursors

Drop cursors indicate where a view or an editor will dock when you release your mouse button. This indication is relative to the view or editor area underneath the cursor.

Cursor

Name

Description

Up arrow

Dock above

The view or editor will appear above the one underneath the cursor.

Down arrow

Dock below

The view or editor will appear below the one underneath the cursor.

Right arrow

Dock to the right

The view or editor will appear to the right of the one underneath the cursor.

Left arrow

Dock to the left

The view will appear to the left of the view underneath the cursor.

Stack

Stack

The view will appear as a tab in the same pane as the view underneath the cursor.

Restricted Cursor image Restricted If the mouse button is released when a restricted cursor is displayed, the view will not dock there. For example, a view cannot be docked in the editor area.

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