The Perspectives Layout preferences panel is opened from menu → +Perspectives Layout
<oXygen/> has a large number of helper views that can be arranged in different layouts. Use this options to select a different layout for the editor.
- Use default layout
This option is checked by default. It indicates that the editor must use the default layout for all the perspectives. Any modification of this layout (for instance closing/showing views or a new view arrangement) is saved when the program exits and is reloaded at the next start up.
- Used fixed layout
Check this when you want the editor to always start with a certain view layout. Modifications of the selected layout are lost when the program exists.
There are two kinds of fixed layout:
- Predefined
<oXygen/> has several predefined layouts to choose from, depending on the type of work you intend to do:
- Advanced
All the views are visible.
- Basic
Just the project view and the outline view are visible. This is recommended when you edit XML content and you need screen space.
- Intermediate
The project, outline, attributes and model view are visible.
- Schema development
The project, outline, attributes, model view and schema components are visible.
- Schema development
The project, outline, attributes, model view and schema components are visible.
- XQuery development
Only the project and the editing area are visible.
- XSLT development
The project, outline, attributes, model view and XSLT input are visible.
- Specified
You can choose an existing layout file from disk. In order to create such a file, you can arrange the views in the desired order and then use the action: →