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 |