Difference between revisions of "Managing windows"

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Analytica User GuideWorking with Large ModelsManaging windows

You could theoretically open hundreds of Diagram, Object, and Result windows in a model. To avoid cluttering your screen, Analytica limits the number of windows that can be open at once. The default limit is 4 windows of any type. (Dialogs do not count as windows.) If you open a new window when you already have 4 open, it automatically closes the window that has been inactive the longest.

You can change this limit in the Preferences dialog, which you can open from the from the Edit menu . Select a different number from the Max open windows menu:

This is a Personal Preference meaning that it is saved on your computer and will apply to all models you open. It is not saved with the model.

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-An Analytica model can potentially display thousands of '''Diagram''', '''Object''', and '''Result''' windows.
+You could theoretically open hundreds of [[Diagram window|Diagram]], [[Object window|Object]], and [[Result window|Result]] windows in a model. To avoid cluttering your screen, Analytica limits the number of windows that can be open at once. The default limit is 4 windows of any type.  (Dialogs do not count as windows.)  If you open a new window when you already have 4 open, it automatically closes the window that has been inactive the longest.
-To prevent your screen from becoming cluttered, Analytica limits the number of windows of each
-type that can be open at once. The default limits are:
-* The top-level '''Diagram''' window and not more than one '''Diagram''' window for each lower level in the hierarchy
-* One '''Object''' window
-* Two '''Result''' windows
-The oldest window of the same type is deleted whenever you display a new window that would
-otherwise exceed these limits.
-'''Overriding the limits on the number of windows''': To display more windows of the same type, override the default limits in one of the following ways:
-* Open a second '''Object''' window, or open a '''Diagram''' window without closing an existing '''Diagram''' window at the same level, by pressing the ''Control'' key while you click or doubleclick to open the new window.
-* Use the '''[[Preferences dialog]]''' to change the Max open ''windows'' limit. Select '''Preferences''' from the '''Edit''' menu.
-[[File:Chapter19_19.png]]
+You can change this limit in the [[Preferences dialog]], which you can open from the from the [[Edit menu]] . Select a different number from the '''Max open windows''' menu:
+:[[File:Chapter19_19.png]]
-When opening a new window causes the number of windows to exceed this limit, the window
+This is a [[Preferences_dialog#Personal_Preferences | Personal Preference]] meaning that it is saved on your computer and will apply to all models you open. It is not saved with the model.
-that has been inactive the longest is automatically closed.
 == See Also ==
-<footer>Combining models into an integrated model / {{PAGENAME}} / Large Memory Usage</footer>
+* [[Diagram window]]
+* [[Object window]]
+* [[Result window]]
+* [[Preferences]]
+<footer>Making a browse-only model and hiding definitions / {{PAGENAME}} / Memory usage and management</footer>