Show Workspace Manager (View menu)
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Visibility of the Workspace Manager may be toggled by selecting Show Workspace Manager from the View menu or by pressing Ctrl+U.  Users may toggle between the Explorer and Sessions tabs.

 

Explorer mode: displays tree view for local/network drives and removable media

 

 

If a folder is selected in the Explorer pane of the Workspace Manager the following items are shown in the context menu:

 

System Explorer Menu presents applicable parts of Windows Explorer context menu
Load into the first frame loads selected folder into first frame of active folder compare
Load into the second frame loads selected folder into second frame of active folder compare
Load into new session launches new folder compare session and loads selected folder into first frame
Load into new 3-way session launches new 3-way folder compare session and loads selected folder into first frame
Refresh updates listing of all hard drives and removable media
Set Directory as Root sets the active directory as root on right click and selection
Open Command Prompt Here launches command prompt and sets to selected directory
Properties displays Windows properties dialog for active folder
Delete

deletes selected folder(s)

Windows Directory switches focus to Windows directory
System Directory switches focus to System directory
My Documents switches focus to My Documents directory for user
Programs Directory switches focus to Windows Programs directory
Application

switches focus to Application Data directory

 

 

If a file is selected in the Explorer pane of the Workspace Manager the following items are shown in the context menu:

 

System Explorer Menu presents applicable parts of Windows Explorer context menu
Load into the first frame loads selected file into first frame of active file compare
Load into the second frame loads selected file into second frame of active file compare
Load into new session launches new file compare session and loads selected file into first frame
Load into new 3-way session launches new 3-way file compare session and loads selected file into first frame
Open with Default

opens active file in application registered with Windows for file type

Properties displays Windows properties dialog for active file
Delete deletes selected file(s)
Windows Directory switches focus to Windows directory
System Directory switches focus to System directory
My Documents switches focus to My Documents directory for user
Programs Directory switches focus to Windows Programs directory
Application switches focus to Application Data directory

 

 

Sessions mode: displays tree view for active sessions and groups

 

 

If no items are selected in the Sessions pane of the Workspace Manager the following items are shown in the context menu:

 

Add New Group adds a new Group to the Sessions pane
Add active Session to new Group adds a new Group to the Sessions pane and adds the active Session to the created Group

 

 

If a session group is selected in the Sessions pane of the Workspace Manager the following items are shown in the context menu:

 

Launch Group launches selected Group
Rename Group toggles selected Group label so that it may be modified
Add Active Session adds active Session to active Group
Delete Group deletes active Group

 

 

If a session is selected in the Sessions pane of the Workspace Manager the following items are shown in the context menu:

 

Launch Session launches selected Session
Rename Session toggles selected Session label so that it may be modified
Add to New Group presents Save Active Session dialog where user may specify the name of the new group to which the selected session should be added
Session Properties presents Session Properties dialog where user may modify options for the selected session
Delete Session deletes selected Session