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Bug 126574

Summary: allow more than one console output component at a time
Product: platform Reporter: mbien <mbien>
Component: Window SystemAssignee: issues@platform <issues>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: blocker    
Priority: P3    
Version: 6.x   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:

Description mbien 2008-02-03 23:18:56 UTC 
currently you are only allowed to view a output window at a time.

In many situations it would be great to have more than one output window viewable at a time as alternative to the
consoles organized in tabs. For example when testing server-client applications.

suggested implementation:
-make console tabs dragable
-on drop wrap console into a output window component or add console as tab if drop target is already a output window
-on new console requested, add console to the output window with the fewest tabs
-Window | Output | Output (Ctrl+4) opens a additional output component
Comment 1 _ theanuradha 2008-05-08 14:10:39 UTC 
this is much needed feature