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==Managing Windows In PLS_Toolbox and Solo==
==Managing Windows In PLS_Toolbox and Solo==


Managing numerous windows can be challenging, especially when you have limited screen space. PLS_Toolbox/Solo provides several tools for helping with this problem.
Managing numerous windows can be challenging, especially when you have limited screen space. PLS_Toolbox/Solo provides several tools for helping with this problem.
===Figure Browser===


The <tt>figbrowser</tt> utility (short for "Figure Browser") is available as a menu item at the top of all open figures.
The <tt>figbrowser</tt> utility (short for "Figure Browser") is available as a menu item at the top of all open figures.


Although the FigBrowser utility can help you manage figures (see below), you can also set the Browser to display figures using setplspref (see setplspref and getplspref in the manual for more information) from the command line using the following command:
===Docking Behavior===
>> setplspref('browse', 'viewfigures', 'true')
 
Once you’ve set the preferences, you’ll have to restart the Browser for the new preferences to take affect.
===Browse Icons===
You can also set the Workspace Browser to display figures as icons setting the '''viewfigures''' option to true. Do this via menu Edit>Options>Works Space Browser or using [setplspref] from the command line using the following command:
<pre>>> setplspref('browse', 'viewfigures', 'true')</pre>
Once you’ve set the preferences, you may have to restart the Workspace Browser for the new preferences to take affect.

Revision as of 14:35, 9 September 2008

Managing Windows In PLS_Toolbox and Solo

Managing numerous windows can be challenging, especially when you have limited screen space. PLS_Toolbox/Solo provides several tools for helping with this problem.

Figure Browser

The figbrowser utility (short for "Figure Browser") is available as a menu item at the top of all open figures.

Docking Behavior

Browse Icons

You can also set the Workspace Browser to display figures as icons setting the viewfigures option to true. Do this via menu Edit>Options>Works Space Browser or using [setplspref] from the command line using the following command:

>> setplspref('browse', 'viewfigures', 'true')

Once you’ve set the preferences, you may have to restart the Workspace Browser for the new preferences to take affect.