splitWindow Parameter

splitWindow parameter

splitWindow is a convenience parameter for implementing split windows in an editor application. The interpretation of this parameter and the actual window management are the application's responsibility. Not all editor applications support split windows.

Availability

query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
install parameter

Scope

splitWindow is scoped to the current view.
current.splitWindow is scoped to the current view.
default.splitWindow is globally scoped.
install.splitWindow is globally scoped.

Syntax
query splitWindow
set splitWindow [ default | on | off ]
query current.splitWindow
query default.splitWindow
set default.splitWindow [ install | on | off ]
query install.splitWindow 
Parameters

default If you specify the default parameter for the set splitWindow command, the current view will use the value of default.splitWindow to determine how it should handle the opening of a new view.
on If you specify the on parameter for the set splitWindow command, the existing window should be split to display a new view created in the current view. If you specify the on parameter for the set default.splitWindow command, the existing window should be split to display a new view in all views that have splitWindow set to default.
off If you specify the off parameter for the set splitWindow command, a new window should be displayed for a new view created in the current view. If you specify the off parameter for the set default.splitWindow command, a new window should be created to display a new view in all views that have splitWindow set to default.
install If you specify the install parameter for the set default.splitWindow command, all of the views that have splitWindow set to default will use the value of install.splitWindow to determine how to handle the opening of a new view.

Description

If you do not specify any of the parameters for the set splitWindow command, default is assumed. If you do not specify any of the parameters for the set default.splitWindow command, install is assumed.

The query current.splitWindow command returns on if the existing window should be split to display a new view created in the current view or off if a new window should be displayed for the new view.

Examples
query splitWindow
set splitWindow off
query current.splitWindow
query default.splitWindow
set default.splitWindow off
query install.splitWindow 
query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
install parameter
multipleViews parameter
splitWindow.orientation parameter

default	If you specify the default parameter for the set splitWindow command, the current view will use the value of default.splitWindow to determine how it should handle the opening of a new view.
on	If you specify the on parameter for the set splitWindow command, the existing window should be split to display a new view created in the current view. If you specify the on parameter for the set default.splitWindow command, the existing window should be split to display a new view in all views that have splitWindow set to default.
off	If you specify the off parameter for the set splitWindow command, a new window should be displayed for a new view created in the current view. If you specify the off parameter for the set default.splitWindow command, a new window should be created to display a new view in all views that have splitWindow set to default.
install	If you specify the install parameter for the set default.splitWindow command, all of the views that have splitWindow set to default will use the value of install.splitWindow to determine how to handle the opening of a new view.