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editor / log viewer etc. panels disappear: How to get them back?

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the missing or detached panel behavior in CQ-editor 0.3.0dev, especially the View/Editor action and manual dragging. Read the panel and docking entry points identified while tracing that behavior; done means panels can be restored, resized, and reintegrated with the main window and tabs.

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Description

I often have difficulty retrieving panels when they disappear due to some accidental keyboard or mouse action (I suppose). Sometimes, they are detached from the main window and I don't know how to put them back where they were. Dragging them sort of works, but they end up with funny sizes and don't integrate with tabs. For example, suppose the editor panel disappears. Selecting View/Editor does nothing as far as I can tell. How does one gracefully manipulate the different panels.

It appears I'm running 0.3.0dev.

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