Figure 6.3: The canvas window.
The canvas window is a container for graphics windows. It allows you to organize multiple graphics windows side-by-side.
You can open the canvas via dev_open_tool or via menu Window ▹ Open Canvas Window. As soon as the canvas window is opened, all new graphics windows opened with dev_open_window will automatically show up on the canvas. You can add any additional graphics window to the canvas manually by clicking its context menu entry Attach To Canvas. To remove a graphics window from the canvas, open its context menu and choose Detach From Canvas.
The canvas displays graphics window states as follows:
Active: A yellow stroke highlights the active graphics window, see figure 6.3.
Selected: An orange colored frame indicates the selected graphics window figure 6.3.
The canvas window cannot be tabbed with other windows.