Floating or Standard mode

Floating windows mode

The application has always been a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application - this means that there is one large main window that hosts all the applications child windows (such as Market, Composite and Symbol windows). This makes it very easy to use, but it does limit the flexibility in where you can place windows and external applications.

To overcome these limitations, we have now introduced an optional application mode that we call Floating windows mode. This is turned off by default, but can be enabled by selecting Tools | User Interface and checking the [X] Floating windows setting.

This will shrink the size of the main window and move the virtual pages tab control just below the toolbar. We recommend placing the main window at the top of your monitor.

When you toggle between floating and non-floating mode, the application will try to convert the placement of the child windows accordingly, but in general we recommend that you choose one mode and stick with that mode. It should be possible to load old workspaces into the floating windows mode (as long as the screen resolution stays the same).