A Layout defines and manages the high-level building blocks of the interface. Layouts determine which Main Menu Bar and Menu configuration are used and which set of keyboard shortcuts should be used to execute Actions. They also decide how many Toolbars there are, what they are named, and which Actions are in them. Similarly, layouts are responsible for how many Activities there are, what they are named, and what order they appear in within the Activity Bar, as well as determining whether or not the Activity Bar should be shown.
The orientation of the panes is also affected by the layout, specifically if the Tabs that are attached to Panes are oriented horizontally along the top or vertically along the side nearest the Viewport when docked. A layout also determines whether or not the workflow_assistant is enabled.
The layout can be changed using the Select Layout... action.
Below is a list of interface elements that a Layout can exist within:
Below is a list of interface elements that exist within a Layout: