Customizing Panel Groups - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-GETTING STARTED WITH DIRECTOR Getting Started

Most panels or panel groups have a header bar that displays the name and includes the following
features: an expander arrow to collapse and expand the panel or panel group, a gripper to dock
and undock the panel or panel group, and an Options menu for managing the panel or
panel group.
Gripper to dock and undock panels or panel groups
Expander arrow to collapse and expand panels or panel groups
Features in the header bar

Customizing panel groups

Director comes preconfigured with several default panel groups. Some of these panel groups
contain multiple panels on tabs. For example, the Design panel group has three tabs—Text
Inspector, Align, and Tweak. Other panel groups contain only one panel. For example, the
Property inspector is a stand-alone panel.
You can use the default panel groups or customize panel groups to fit your preferences. To
customize, you can move a tab from one panel group to another, or you can separate a tab and
create a new stand-alone panel.
Panels that you can combine in a tabbed panel group are restricted by window type and
functionality. The following combinations are allowed:
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Casts with other casts
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Media editor windows with other media editors (for example, Vector Shape with
Shockwave 3D)
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Script windows with media editors (for example, Script with Paint)
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Tool windows with other tool windows (for example, Text inspector with Memory
inspector windows)
You cannot place the Property inspector, Tool palette, Stage, Score, or Message window in a
tabbed panel group. They must remain stand-alone panels.
Options menu button
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