re: st: Stata 9--To dock or not to dock

[David Airey <david.airey@vanderbilt.edu>]

> When I installed Stata 9 one of the first thing I did was to dock the
> various windows. My initial reaction to them disappearing was  
> irritation.
> Now I'm wondering why this new feature of floating windows was  
> introduced.
> What is the point of having the windows (command window, variable  
> window,
> review window) moving around and disappearing.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> I put my review and variable on the right side and docked them  
> there. Stata
> 9 added a neat tab for review and variables that lets me switch. It  
> is nice
> to have an entire column on the right side which can show more  
> variables or
> old commands with the tabs to switch.
>
> One disappointment I have with Stata 9's multiple do file editing  
> windows is
> that they are not arranged with tabs, similar to what WinEdt does.
>
> Alan Acock
The following link contains a movie at the UCLA Stata site, which  
covers all you might want to know about docking, pinning, or floating  
your windows.

http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/faq/stata9gui/dockfloatpin.html

Cheers,

-Dave
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