Docking, Undocking, and Closing Panels

You can control the way you view panels as follows:

• Properties panel - hide, undock, or dock the panel.
• Pages panel (interface only) - undock or dock the panel.
• Results panel (model only) - undock, dock, or close the panel.
• Causal Lens (model only) - undock, dock, or close the panel.
• Parameter Control panel - undock, dock, or close the panel.
• Selection History (model only) - undock, dock, or close the panel.
• Simulation Log - undock, dock, or close the panel.
• All panels - resize the panel while it's undocked.

When you undock a panel, it becomes a floating window. You can resize it and place it anywhere on your desktop.

You can dock any panel on the left or right side of the model or interface window. If more than one panel is docked on the same side, you can dock one above the other, or you can dock both of them to the full window height. When two or more panels are docked to full window height, a tab will appear at the bottom, letting you switch between the panels.

Note: Panels are associated with the window that opened them. If you have multiple models open, or if you have both a model and interface window open for the same model, you can have multiple instances of many panels. Each of these will always be on top of the window it came from, and can be docked only in that window.

Properties Panel

The properties panel can't be closed, but it can be hidden.

• Undock the panel - click the button in the upper-right corner of the panel.
• Dock the panel - click the button in the upper-right corner of the panel, or drag the panel over to the left or right edge of the window and release it when the blue background appears.
• Hide the panel - click the button on the panel bar at the left side of the panel.
• Unhide the panel - click the button on the panel bar at the right side of the Stella window.
• Move the undocked panel - click and drag the panel's title bar to place the panel anywhere on the screen.

Pages Panel (interface only)

The Pages panel can't be closed, and it can't be hidden.

• Undock the panel - click the button in the upper-right corner of the panel.
• Dock the panel - click the button in the upper-right corner of the panel, or drag the panel over to the left or right edge of the window and release it when the blue background appears.
• Move the undocked panel - click and drag the panel's title bar to place the panel anywhere on the screen.

Other Panels

All other panels can be closed.

• Open the panel - from the Window menu, choose the panel you want to open.
• Undock the panel - click the button in the upper-right corner of the panel.
• Dock the panel - click the button in the upper-right corner of the panel, or drag the panel over to the left or right edge of the window and release it when the blue background appears.
• Dock the panel with another panel - drag the panel over the docked panel, and move it to the top, the bottom, or the middle of that panel to dock it, respectively, above, below, or on top of the other panel.
• Move the undocked panel - click and drag the panel's title bar to place the panel anywhere on the screen.
• Close the panel - click the button at the right end of the panel's title bar.

Resizing a Panel

You can resize an undocked panel. You can also resize the application window.

To resize a panel or the application window:

1. Position the cursor at a corner or any edge of the panel or window. The cursor will change to a pair of opposing arrows.
2. Drag the corner or edge to resize the window.

You can change the width of a docked panel by positioning the cursor at the interior edge of the panel. The cursor will change shape to indicate horizontal movement. Drag the panel border to resize it.