This menu allows you to display, hide, and otherwise manipulate
the various views, perspectives, and actions in the Workbench.
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New Window
- This command opens a new Workbench window with the same
perspective as the current perspective.
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New Editor
- This command opens an editor based on the currently active
editor. It will have the same editor type and input as the
original.
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Open Perspective
- This command opens a new perspective in this Workbench window.
This preference can be changed on the General > Perspectives
preference page. All of the perspectives that are open within the
Workbench window are shown on the shortcut bar. The perspectives
you will likely want to open are listed first. This list
is
dependent on the current perspective. From the Other... submenu
you can open any perspective.
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Show View
- This command displays the selected view in the current
perspective. You can configure how views are opened on the General
> Perspectives preference page. Views you are likely to want to
open are listed first. This list is dependent on the current
perspective. From the Other... submenu you can open any view. The
views are sorted into categories in the Show View dialog.
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Customize Perspective
- Each perspective includes a predefined set of actions that are
accessible from the menu bar and Workbench toolbar.
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Save Perspective As
- This command allows you to save the current perspective,
creating your own custom perspective. You can open more
perspectives of this type using the Window > Open Perspective >
Other menu item once you have saved a perspective.
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Reset Perspective
- This command changes the layout of the current perspective to
its original configuration.
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Close Perspective
- This command closes the active perspective.
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Close All Perspectives
- This command closes all open perspectives in the Workbench
window.
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Navigation
- This submenu contains shortcut keys for navigating between the
views, perspectives, and editors in the Workbench window.
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Preferences
- This command allows you to indicate your preferences for using
the Workbench. There are a wide variety of preferences for
configuring the appearance of the Workbench and its views, and for
customizing the behavior of all tools that are installed in the
Workbench.