Changing the IDE browsing style

You can select one of the following options for browsing the workspace: 

  1. When you open an item, a new window opens for the program element browser, or
  2. When you open an item, the browser opens in the current window, and you access previous items' browsers by using the Back niback.gif (996 bytes) and Forward niforwrd.gif (991 bytes) toolbar buttons.

To select the method that you prefer:

  1. Select Options from the Window menu. 
  2. Go to the General page.
  3. If you want to open a new window each time you open an item (Option 1, above), select the New browser option for the Open an item in option.
  4. If you want to open items in the current browser and use the Back and Forward buttons (Option 2),  select the Current browser option for the Open an item in option.

Using the Back and Forward buttons
The Back and Forward buttons let you browse the workspace in a manner similar to using an Internet browser.  The IDE keeps track of where you were, and you can return there by clicking the appropriate button.

Alternatively, right-click the Back or Forward button to view a pop-up list that shows the button's "memory."  Select one of the items to return to it.

Keep in mind that certain changes to a program element (for example, deleting it) remove it from the list.  When an item is deleted from the list, other items might also be deleted, which means you will have to navigate to them some other way.

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Browsing the workspace
Moving between windows