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<sect1 id='docked_windows'><title>Docked windows</title>
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<para>The &kappname; interface is composed of a number of smaller docked windows.
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Manipulating these windows can be difficult at first. To focus a particular
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window in the &kappname; interface, simply click within it.</para>
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<para>Each docked window has a small grip bar along the top. It contains a dock/undock button
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resembling an arrow at its right end and a close button resembling the
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letter X. It looks like this:
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Grip bar of a docked window</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="dock_grip.png" format="PNG" />
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Grip bar of a docked window</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Clicking the close button on a docked window will remove it from the interface.
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To bring it back, select its name in the <guimenu>Window</guimenu>
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menu.</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>To resize docked windows, drag the border between the
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windows.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>To re-arrange the docked windows, drag a window by its grip bar
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over to the desired position. While dragging, a small box
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outline will appear to indicate the position the window
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will take when you end the drag.
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</para>
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<para>If you wish to stack two windows and use tabs to choose between them,
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drag the window to the very center of the other window with which you wish
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to stack.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>To undock a window, either click the dock/undock button in its top right corner, or
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double-click on the window's grip bar.</para>
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<para>Double-clicking again or clicking on the dock/undock button, should return the window to its original
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position.</para>
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<para>You can also dock an undocked window by dragging its grip bar back to a
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point within the general interface, just as if you were rearranging an already
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docked window.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>The file view window cannot be undocked or moved, but by moving other windows
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around, it can itself be shifted about.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>While dragging a window, press the <keycap>Escape</keycap> key to cancel the operation. To reset
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the docked windows to the default &kappname; layout, use
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<menuchoice>
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<guimenu>Window</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Reset</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect1>
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