Reference Guide

SONAR basics

Introduction

Docking views in the MultiDock

You can dock any view other than the Console view in the MultiDock by enabling a view’s Dock in

MultiDock option. You can have as many views open in tabbed format as you want. You can toggle

through the different views by clicking the tab of the view you want to see (or use the

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT/RIGHT ARROW shortcut). You can also maximize the pane to do detailed work

in a view, or drag the splitter bar at the top of the view to enlarge the tabbed view area.The

MultiDock.

A. Each docked window has its own tab B. Click to the right of the tabs and drag the MultiDock away from the

bottom of the screen in order to undock the MultiDock C. Dock/undock and expand/collapse the MultiDock

For more information about docking view, see “MultiDock” on page 1046.

Locking views

By default SONAR allows only one instance of each view, but you can lock the contents of most

views, preserving the current view by forcing a new instance of the view to appear if necessary.

Locking views is the only way you can have multiple instances of the same view open. Only the

Track and Console views cannot be locked.

To lock a view, do one of the following:

• Click the upper left corner of a window, and choose Lock Contents from the pop-up menu.

• If the view is docked in the MultiDock, right-click the view’s tab and choose Lock Contents.

For more information about locking view, see “Locking views” on page 1052.

Floating views

When a view is float enabled, you can move it outside of the confines of SONAR. This is particularly

useful if you take advantage of SONAR’s dual monitor support. Using dual monitor support, you can

keep the Track or Console view on one monitor and “float” other views to the other monitor by

dragging them to the second screen.

For more information about floating view, see “Floating views and using dual video monitors” on

page 1051.