Favorites tool window
The Favorites tool window lets you manage the following lists:
Favorite project items. Each list of Favorites in the tool window appears with the star icon .
Bookmarks. The list of bookmarks is marked with .
Breakpoints. The list of breakpoints is marked with .
The lists of bookmarks and breakpoints are filled in automatically, as the new bookmarks or breakpoints are added.
To add items to favorites, do one of the following:
Select one or more items in the Project tool window or the Find tool window. Then choose .
Right-click an editor tab, and select Add to Favorites or Add All to Favorites.
Toolbar buttons
Item | Shortcut | Description |
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⌘N | Create a new list of favorite items. In the Add New Favorites List dialog, specify the name for the new list and click OK. | |
⌃⏎ | ||
⌥⌦ | Delete the selected list or list item. Depending on the selection, the button performs the following actions:
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Context menu commands
When you right-click an item in the content pane, the context menu for this item is shown. This menu provides access to all the functions available for the selected item.
The commands and functionally are similar to those in the Context menu commands for the content pane items.
Title bar context menu and buttons
You can right-click the window title bar and use the context menu to configure its viewing mode, associate the window with a different tool window bar, or resize and hide the window.
You can also use the toolbar buttons:
Item | Shortcut | Description |
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Automatically sets the focus on the object name in the Project view when the editor area is in focus. | ||
⌃- | Collapse all expanded nodes in the current view. | |
⇧⎋ | Hide the tool window. To hide all the tool windows, press ⌃⇧F12. |
Context menu of the side bar button
Right-click the side bar button to reveal this context menu. Refer to the section Tool window view modes for the detailed information about the viewing modes.
Item | Description |
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Show Members | Show fields, methods, and other class members. |
Navigate with Single Click | Navigate automatically from a file or class member selected in the Favorites tool window to the corresponding source file or its fragment in the editor. |
Always Select Opened Element | Navigate automatically from a file or class member selected in the editor, to the corresponding file in the Favorites tool window. |
Show Toolbar | Display the toolbar with editing buttons. To see the description of the toolbar, go to the Toolbar buttons section. |
View mode | Select the viewing mode for the tool window. For more information about viewing modes, see Tool window view modes. |
Remove from Sidebar | Close the window and remove it from the sidebar. To return it, press ⌥2. |
Move to | Move the current window. |
Resize | Resize the window. You can stretch it in different directions or maximize it. |
Hide | Close the window. |
Dragging items to the Favourites tool window
You can perform the following actions by dragging.
To add an item to favorites, drag the item from the Project tool window to a list in the Favorites tool window.
To add an item to favorites from an external file manager, drag an item from the file manager a list in the Favorites tool window.
To move an item from one list to another, click the item and drag it to another list.