The main module and the submodules can be arranged (docked) at different positions on the screen. They can be lapped like tabs or positioned next to or above/below one another.
Main module
is the leading module of the panel.
is usually displayed in the first position when the panel is opened.
Via customizingyou can define which module is the main module of the panel.
Submodule
is any other module of the panel which is neither the main nor the user menu module.
Submodules can, but do not have to be, structural and/or contextual child modules of the main module.
Which submodules are displayed in a panel can also be set individually via customizing.
If submodule tabs do not fit into the screen window, a blue triangle is displayed in the tab bar indicating that the panel contains more modules.
By clicking on this triangle, a list of all modules of the panel is opened.
By clicking on the module title, the corresponding module is activated.
If a submodule is closed, it is no longer available and not displayed in the panel. To have the closed submodule displayed again, you have to reopen the panel.
User menu
is a module window which is aligned at the left side of the display and contains links which lead to the panels. For further information, see here.
Panel title
is usually displayed in the title bar of the screen, no matter which module of the panel is currently activated.
is the title of the main module, unless an extra panel title was defined by the customizer
Task bar
Each open panel has an entry in the task bar. If a new panel is opened, a new entry in the task bar is displayed.
Dialog module
Dialogmodules are auxiliary modules which do not have any stand-alone function. They are opened from another module and have an immediate functional relation to the source module.
Dialog modules are closed:
by pressing Escape (Esc) or
by clicking on the x in the title bar of the dialog module or by clicking in the panel from the dialog module (if it has been customized respectively)
Dialog modules are to be distinguished from dialog messages.
Dialog messages show information, notes or simple queries to the user which the user must then confirm or answer. They are panel independent. Without having confirmed a dialog message, you will not be able to continue to work with the program. The system title is displayed in the header bar of a dialog message.
In contrast, dialog modules are real modules. They do, however, not have a stand-alone function but they provide options for more complex actions or selection operations. They are panel independent and can be closed without having carried out the required actions or operations. In the header bar of a dialog module, the name of the dialog module is displayed.
within a panel: by clicking on the respective tab (if the required tab is invisible, click on the blue triangle in the tab bar and select the name of the module from the list).
within a module: by clicking on a button
within a module: by clicking on a link
within a module: by right-clicking to display the context menu and to select the required command.
select the Close command from the context menu on the submodule tab or
select the Data Panel/Module menu item or press CTRL + F4.
Details
On the module tab in the context menu, two further context menu commands are available in addition to the Close context menu command:
If the Close all submodule tabs except the active one is selected in a submodule, all other submodules except this submodule and the main module of the panel are closed. If you select this command in a main module, all submodules of the panel are closed.
Via the Close all submodule tabs to the right of the active one command, all modules to the right of the module for which the context menu command has been selected are closed.
Note
The user menu module cannot be closed.
Module Window Behavior (floating/fix)
Information
All modules (main and submodules) can be arranged as tabs within a panel or docked as floating/frozen windows at the margin of the panel.
A module window with "floating" behavior is a movable module window.
By default, you see the module title bar only.
If you move the mouse over the title bar, you can see the complete window which is hidden as soon as you move the mouse away from the title bar.
If you click into the floating module window, it will not be hidden if you move the mouse away from the bar. It is only hidden if you click on another module.
Change behavior
Move the mouse over the bar.
Click on the pin symbol in the module title bar: the module window is frozen.
To change to "floating" mode again, click on the pin symbol once more.
Note
By default, the user menu is set to "floating" mode . If you change the user menu behavior to "frozen", this behavior only applies to the current panel. When you open a new panel the user menu of this panel is "floating" by default.
Align Modules within the Panel
Information
Modules can be moved within a panel.
Details
You can move modules which are frozen windows or tabs without further ado.
If you want to move modules which are displayed as floating windows, you have to freeze them.
Procedure
Click on the title bar of the required module or on the required tab and move it in the required direction by pressing and holding the left mouse button.
As a result, navigation symbols are displayed in the middle and at the margins of the panel.
Drag the module to one of these symbols.
As soon as you have reached the symbol with the mouse button, the further position of the module is displayed with transparent blue background (see the figure below). If you release the mouse button, the module is placed exactly at this position.
Navigation symbols
The navigation symbols at the margins of the panel are used to position modules as frozen windows at the margins of the panel.
Subsequently you can unfreeze the window by clicking on the pin symbol. The module is then displayed as a floating window.
The navigation symbols in the middle of the panel are used to position modules as tabs in the right, left, upper or bottom half of the panel or as a full screen window.
In the full screen window mode, the appropriate tab is moved to the end of the tab bar.
Example
Note
Modules that can be positioned at the panel margins can be displayed as module windows (blue title bar if focused, gray title bar if not focused), or as module tabs (white title bar).
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