Window Menu

Overview

The Window tab controls your workspace layout — how many drafts are visible at once and how much screen space is devoted to the drafting area. It's organized into two groups: Layout and Screen.

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Layout Group

Split View

Split View divides the workspace into two side-by-side panes, each with its own set of document tabs. This lets you view two drafts at the same time.

To enable Split View:

1. Go to the Window tab

2. Check the Split View checkbox

The workspace splits into a left pane and a right pane, separated by a draggable divider. Each pane has its own tab strip, and each can display a different open draft. The active pane is highlighted with a subtle border — click anywhere inside a pane to make it the active one.

To disable Split View:

Uncheck the Split View checkbox. Any tabs in the second pane are moved back to the first pane automatically.

Adjusting the split:

Drag the vertical divider between the two panes left or right to give more space to either side.

When to Use Split View

• Comparing two drafts — Open a twill variation in one pane and the original in the other to see the differences

• Copying between drafts — Select and copy threading or treadling from one draft and paste it into another

• Reference while designing — Keep a finished design open for reference while building a new one alongside it

Move to Other Pane

When Split View is active, the Move to Other Pane button moves the currently selected tab from one pane to the other. This is how you arrange which drafts are displayed in which pane.

This button is disabled when Split View is off, since there's only one pane.

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Screen Group

Focus Mode

Focus Mode hides the ribbon, document tab strips, color palette sidebar, and status bar — leaving only the four-pane drafting area visible. This gives you the maximum possible screen space for your drawdown, threading, tie-up, and treadling.

To enter Focus Mode:

Click Focus Mode on the Window tab.

To exit Focus Mode:

An Exit Focus Mode button appears in the Quick Access Toolbar (the small icon bar at the top of the window) while Focus Mode is active. Click it to restore the full interface.

Focus Mode keeps all your tools accessible through the Quick Access Toolbar — you can still save, undo, switch drawing tools, and use clipboard operations without leaving Focus Mode. Any tool windows that were open (Yarn Catalog, Section Assembly, Block Substitution) are closed when entering Focus Mode and automatically restored when you exit.

When to Use Focus Mode

• Working on large drafts — When you need to see as many threads and picks as possible without scrolling

• Detailed drawing work — When the ribbon and sidebar are distracting and you just want to focus on placing cells

• Presentations or screen sharing — When you want a clean view of the draft without interface clutter

Full Screen

Full Screen combines Focus Mode with full-screen display — it hides the ribbon, tab strips, sidebar, and status bar just like Focus Mode, and also expands the window to fill the entire screen, hiding the operating system's title bar and dock/taskbar.

To enter Full Screen:

Click Full Screen on the Window tab.

To exit Full Screen:

Click the Exit Focus Mode button in the Quick Access Toolbar. The window returns to its previous size and position, and all interface elements are restored.

Full Screen provides the absolute maximum drafting area. It's particularly useful on smaller screens (laptops) where every pixel counts, or when projecting your screen during a presentation or class.

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Tips

• Split View is great for learning. Open a sample draft on one side and a blank draft on the other, and try to recreate the pattern by hand. Being able to see the original while you work makes the process much smoother.

• Focus Mode still has the QAT. You don't lose access to your most-used tools — save, undo, redo, drawing tools, and selection are all still one click away in the Quick Access Toolbar at the top.

• Drag the split divider to match your workflow. If you're mostly working in one pane and just glancing at the other for reference, drag the divider to give your working pane more room.

• Use Full Screen for maximum immersion. On a laptop screen, the combination of hidden ribbon, hidden sidebar, and no window chrome makes a significant difference in how much of your draft you can see at once.