splitWindow.orientation Parameter

splitWindow.orientation parameter

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

Multiple editing views in a split window may be stacked side by side (vertical orientation) or top to bottom (horizontal orientation).

Availability

query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
install parameter

Scope

splitWindow.orientation is scoped to the window containing the current view.
current.splitWindow.orientation is scoped to the window containing the current view.
default.splitWindow.orientation is globally scoped.
install.splitWindow.orientation is globally scoped.

Syntax
query splitWindow.orientation
set splitWindow.orientation [ default | vertical | horizontal ]
query current.splitWindow.orientation
query default.splitWindow.orientation
set default.splitWindow.orientation [ install | vertical | horizontal ]
query install.splitWindow.orientation 
Parameters

default If you specify the default parameter for the set splitWindow.orientation command, the window containing the current view will use the value of default.splitWindow.orientation to determine the split orientation of its views.
vertical If you specify the vertical parameter for the set splitWindow.orientation command, the borders between multiple editing views in the window containing the current view should run vertically. If you specify the vertical parameter for the set default.splitWindow.orientation command, the split orientation of multiple views should be vertical in all windows that have splitWindow.orientation set to default.
horizontal If you specify the horizontal parameter for the set splitWindow.orientation command, the borders between multiple editing view in the window containing the current view should run horizontally. If you specify the horizontal parameter for the set default.splitWindow.orientation command, the split orientation of multiple views should be horizontal in all windows that have splitWindow.orientation set to default.
install If you specify the install parameter for the set default.splitWindow.orientation command, all of the windows that have splitWindow.orientation set to default will use the value of install.splitWindow.orientation to determine how to display multiple views.

Description

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

The query current.splitWindow.orientation command returns vertical if the split orientation in the window containing the current view is vertical or horizontal if the split orientation in the window of the current view is horizontal.

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

default	If you specify the default parameter for the set splitWindow.orientation command, the window containing the current view will use the value of default.splitWindow.orientation to determine the split orientation of its views.
vertical	If you specify the vertical parameter for the set splitWindow.orientation command, the borders between multiple editing views in the window containing the current view should run vertically. If you specify the vertical parameter for the set default.splitWindow.orientation command, the split orientation of multiple views should be vertical in all windows that have splitWindow.orientation set to default.
horizontal	If you specify the horizontal parameter for the set splitWindow.orientation command, the borders between multiple editing view in the window containing the current view should run horizontally. If you specify the horizontal parameter for the set default.splitWindow.orientation command, the split orientation of multiple views should be horizontal in all windows that have splitWindow.orientation set to default.
install	If you specify the install parameter for the set default.splitWindow.orientation command, all of the windows that have splitWindow.orientation set to default will use the value of install.splitWindow.orientation to determine how to display multiple views.