[news.eclipse.tools.jdt] Re: putting windows on two monitors?

["Jeff" <jwoofy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks!

I didn't know tabs could split vertically.   It's really nice with two 
monitors.

Jeff

"Eric Rizzo" <eclipse3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> Jeff wrote:
>> I just added a second monitor and would like to have one source file on 
>> one monitor and another source file on the other monitor.  I can split 
>> the screen vertically in the Eclipse editor, but is there a way to split 
>> it horizontally?
>
> There are two options I can think of:
>
> A) Expand your Eclipse Workbench window to cover both monitors. Then you 
> can split your editors area so that some of them are to the right of the 
> others and align the split with the break between monitors.
> (you can split the editors area by dragging the tab of one editor around 
> until you see an arrow pointing to the right side of the other editors).
>
> B) Open a second workbench window (Window > New Window) and place it on 
> the second monitor. You can then open different source files in that 
> second workbench.
>
> The advantage of A) is that you still have only one workbench to manage, 
> with only one set of other views. Or perhaps that is a disadvantage, 
> depending on how you want to work. You should try it and see which tastes 
> better to you.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Eric