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Title bar context menu
The title bar context menu provides the options for controlling the tool window viewing modes. It also contains the commands for associating the tool window with a different tool window bar, resizing and hiding the tool window.
To access the menu, right-click the window name (Favorites).
Note that most of the menu options may alternatively be accessed by means of the title bar buttons.
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
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| Pinned, Docked, Floating, Split Mode | These options let you control general appearance and behavior of the tool window, see Viewing Modes. | |
| Move to | To associate the tool window with a different tool window bar, select this command, and then select the destination tool window bar (Top, Left, Bottom or Right). | |
| Resize | To resize the tool window by moving one of its borders, select this command,
and then select the necessary Stretch to option.
Note that this command is not available in the floating mode. |
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| Hide | Shift+EscapeShift Escape | Use this command to hide the tool window. |
Title bar buttons
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
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Click this button to open the menu for changing the tool window viewing modes. | |
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Shift+EscapeShift Escape | Click this button to hide the tool window .
When used in combination with the AltAlt key, clicking this button hides all the tool windows attached to the same tool window bar. |
Toolbar buttons
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
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Alt+InsertControl N | Use this button to create a new list of favorite items. In the Add New Favorites List dialog, specify the name for the new list and click OK. |
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DeleteDelete or Ctrl+DeleteControl Delete |
Use this button to delete the selected list or list item.
Note that there may be list items corresponding to certain structures (for example, folders with subfolders and files inside). These may be deleted only as a whole, that is, you cannot delete their individual structural elements. To differentiate between the list items and their structural elements (if any), you can use the path information as a visual hint. Such information is shown for favorites list items but not for their elements. |
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Use this button to collapse all nodes. | |
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Use this button to turn the Show Members option on or off.
If this option is on, the class members (fields, methods, etc.) are shown. |
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Use this button to turn the Flatten Packages option on or off.
If this option is off, the packages are shown as a hierarchy. If this option is on, all the packages appear at the same level and are identified by their qualified names. |
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Use this button to turn the Autoscroll to Source option on or off.
If this option is on, IntelliJ IDEA automatically navigates from a file (or a class member) selected in the Favorites tool window to the corresponding source file (or its fragment) in the editor. If the corresponding file is not currently open, it will open automatically. |
Context menu commands
When you right-click an item in the content pane, the context menu for this item is shown. This menu provides access to all the functions available for the selected item.
The following table lists and explains the commands for managing the favorites lists and their contents. Other commands, functionally, are similar to those in the Project tool window.
| Item | Shortcut | Description |
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| Rename Favorites List | Use this command to change the name of the selected list.
In the New Name For Favorites List dialog, edit the name of the list and click OK. |
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| Remove From Favorites | Ctrl+DeleteControl Delete | Use this command to delete the selected list or list item.
Note that there may be list items corresponding to certain structures (for example, folders with subfolders and files inside). These may be deleted only as a whole, that is, you cannot delete their individual structural elements. To differentiate between the list items and their structural elements (if any), you can use the path information as a visual hint. Such information is shown for favorites list items but not for their elements. |
| Delete Favorites List '<list_name>' | Use this command to delete the list with the name <list_name>. As a rule, this is the list selected in the tool window. | |
| Delete All User-Defined Lists Except '<list_name>' | Use this command to delete all user-defined favorites lists except the one with the name <list_name>. (The list with the name <list_name>, as a rule, is the one currently selected in the tool window.) | |
| Add to Favorites | Use this command to add (i.e. copy) the selected list item to a different list.
To add the item to an existing favorites list, select the target favorites list. To add the item to the list that does not yet exist, select Add To New Favorites List. In the Add New Favorites List dialog, specify the name of the new list and click OK. As a result, a new list is created and the selected item is added to this list. |
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| Send To Favorites | Use this command to move the selected list item to a different list.
To move the item to an existing favorites list, select the target favorites list. To move the item to the list that does not yet exist, select Send To New Favorites List. In the Add New Favorites List dialog, specify the name of the new list and click OK. As a result, a new list is created and the selected item is moved to this list. |
Using drag-and-drop
You can use drag-and-drop to:
- Add items to favorites: drag the item of interest from the Project tool window and drop it onto the desired favorites list in the Favorites tool window.
- Move an item from one favorites list to another in the Favorites tool window.
