Most dockable dialogs can be created in more than one way, but all
of them can be created using the
File->Dialogs
menu from the Main Toolbox, or by using the Add
command in the Tab menu from any dialog. As a convenience, there
are also three pre-built docks you can create using the
File->Dialogs->Create New Dock
menu path from the Main Toolbox:
Layers, Channels and Paths
This gives you a dock containing:
The Channels dialog
The Layers dialog
The Paths dialog
The Undo dialog
Brushes, Patterns and Gradients
This gives you a dock containing:
The Brushes dialog
The Patterns dialog
The Gradients dialog
The Palettes dialog
The Fonts dialog
Misc. Stuff
This gives you a dock containing:
The Buffers dialog
The Images dialog
The Document History dialog
The Image Templates dialog
Tip
Just because you have a lot of flexibility does not mean that all
choices are equally good. There are at least two things we recommend:
Keep the Tool Options dialog docked directly beneath the Main
Toolbox at all times.
Keep the Layers dialog around at all times, in a separate dock
from the Main Toolbox, with an Image Menu above it. (Use
“Show Image Menu”
in the dialog Tab menu to display the Image menu if you have
somehow lost it.)
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![[Tip]](../images/tip.png)
