Gem #67: Managing the GPS Workspace Author: Emmanuel Briot, AdaCore Abstract: GPS has a multitude of views and editors, several of which may be displayed on the screen at the same time. It is based on a very flexible desktop that helps you organize these windows the way you prefer. This Gem describes some of the lesserknown aspects of the GPS desktop. Let s get started ¦ When you open GPS initially, it shows a number of views: the Messages window (which can never be closed), the Project View, showing the list of files in your project, the Outline View, which shows the list of subprograms in the current edit, the Scenario View listing the scenario variables in your project, and a Welcome window to help you get started. When several windows share the same screen area (which is the case for the project view and the outline view in the default desktop), they are organized into notebooks, and it s possible to show any view by clicking on its associated tab. By default, GPS will now show the tabs if there is only one window in a given area, to save screen real estate. This behavior can
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