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Tabs and docking

Multi-tab workspaces with a docking system for charts, DOM, watchlists, and arbitrary panels.


A workspace holds tabs; each tab holds a docking layout of panels. Layouts are saved per workspace and persist across restarts.

Tabs + docking — switch workspaces, panels snap to their saved positions.

Tabs

Cmd+T            New tab
Cmd+W            Close tab
Cmd+Shift+]      Next tab
Cmd+Shift+[      Previous tab
Cmd+1..9         Jump to tab N

Tabs are per-workspace. Switching workspace switches the visible tab set.

Docking

Drag any panel by its tab handle to dock it: top, bottom, left, right, or as a new tab inside an existing pane. Drop zones light up while dragging.

Snap modes  →  Edge   |  Center   |  Tab

Panels you can dock:

  • Chart — any symbol/timeframe.
  • DOM ladder — L2 with click-to-trade.
  • Watchlist — grouped by category, click to load on the active chart.
  • Order book — flat L2 view (no ladder controls).
  • Strategy — backtest equity curve + trade table.
  • Script editor — bytecode console + diagnostics.
  • Order tickets — open per-broker tickets.

Floating windows

Drag a panel out of the workspace to detach. It becomes a borderless window you can move to a second monitor. Re-dock by dragging back over the workspace edge.

Resetting

View → Reset layout returns the active tab to the default layout for its workspace. Saved chart state (symbols, drawings) is not wiped.