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Switching perspectives
There are two ways to open another perspective:
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Click the Open a perspective icon ( ) in the top right corner of the Workbench working area and select the appropriate perspective from the list.
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Select Window Æ Open Perspective and select one from the drop-down list shown. In both cases, there is also an Other option, which when selected displays the Open Perspective dialog that shows a list of perspectives. To show the complete list of perspectives, select the Show all check box, if it exists. Here you can select the required perspective and click OK.
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Figure 4-2 Open perspective dialog
In all perspectives, a group of buttons appears in the top right corner of the Workbench (an area known as the shortcut bar). Each button corresponds to an open perspective, and the >> icon will show a list if there are too many. Clicking one of these displays the associated perspective.
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Figure 4-3 Buttons to switch between perspectives
Tips:
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The name of the perspective is shown in the window title area along with the name of the file open in the editor, which is currently at the front.
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To close a perspective, right-click the perspective's button on the shortcut bar (top right) and select Close.
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To display only the icons for the perspectives, right-click somewhere in the shortcut bar and clear the Show Text option.
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Each perspective requires memory, so it is good practice to close perspectives that are not used to improve performance.
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