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.

Item	Shortcut	Description
	`Alt+Insert`	Create a new list of favorite items. In the Add New Favorites List dialog, specify the name for the new list and click OK.
	`Ctrl+Enter`	Click this button to rename the selected list.
	`Alt+Delete`	Delete the selected list or list item: Favorites: delete an entire list of favourites or the selected item. In this case, the item or the list is deleted from the Favorites tool window, but is left attached in project. Bookmarks: delete this bookmark from the list and from the source code. If a bookmark is deleted from the source code, it is also removed from the Favorites tool window. Breakpoints: delete the selected breakpoint from the list and from the source code. Vice versa, if a breakpoint is deleted from the source code, it is also removed from the Favorites tool window.

Item

Shortcut

Description

Alt+Insert

Create a new list of favorite items. In the Add New Favorites List dialog, specify the name for the new list and click OK.

Ctrl+Enter

Click this button to rename the selected list.

Alt+Delete

Delete the selected list or list item:

Favorites: delete an entire list of favourites or the selected item. In this case, the item or the list is deleted from the Favorites tool window, but is left attached in project.
Bookmarks: delete this bookmark from the list and from the source code.
If a bookmark is deleted from the source code, it is also removed from the Favorites tool window.
Breakpoints: delete the selected breakpoint from the list and from the source code.
Vice versa, if a breakpoint is deleted from the source code, it is also removed from the Favorites tool window.

Title bar buttons

Item	Shortcut	Description
		Open a menu with more options for managing the tool window such as displaying or hiding side toolbars, group tabs, selecting viewing mode, resizing, and so on.
	`Ctrl+NumPad -`	Collapse all expanded nodes in the current view.
	`Shift+Escape`	Hide the tool window `Shift+Escape`. To hide all the tool windows, press `Ctrl+Shift+F12`.

Item

Shortcut

Description

Open a menu with more options for managing the tool window such as displaying or hiding side toolbars, group tabs, selecting viewing mode, resizing, and so on.

Ctrl+NumPad -

Collapse all expanded nodes in the current view.

Shift+Escape

Hide the tool window Shift+Escape.

To hide all the tool windows, press Ctrl+Shift+F12.

Right-click the title bar button to open this context menu.

Item	Description
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 reopen it, press `Alt+2`.
Move to	Move the current window.
Resize	Resize the window. You can stretch it in different directions or maximize it.
Remove from Sidebar	Close the window.
Help	Open the documentation page for the tool window.

Last modified: 10 September 2021

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Favorites tool window

Title bar buttons

Title bar context menu and buttons

Favorites tool window

Toolbar buttons

Title bar buttons

Title bar context menu and buttons