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To reproduce: Drag an editor tab to the right of the main stack so you end up with two editor stacks. Observed: You see a weird white bar along the top of the editor area. https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/attachment.cgi?id=243449 I understand that this is an intended affordance which is supposed to separate the editor area from the rest of the workbench layout, but most users seem confused by it and several have reported this as a redraw bug. We should rework this affordance. Some possible alternatives: 1. No special indicator for the editor area, and include minimize/maximize on each editor stack rather than on the editor area itself. 2. Include a darker border for the editor area (on all sides) rather than creating a new header region. 3. Retain the new header area, but give it a stylized appearance (a gradient or texture) so that it is clear that it is an intentional UI element and not a bug). My inclination is to go with 1. IMO, there is no need to differentiate the editor area from the rest of the workbench layout and creating a "combined" maximize/minimize button creates more confusion than utility.
