If you move an area to match up with another area, the get "locked" and I can't figure out how to separate them without joining and splitting a new area.
You can see that at the beginning the areas are separate, but at the end they are locked:
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It seems to be made as intended. I don't think it is useful in most cases, either. Good question. I'm also waiting for a possible answer. :} – Leon Cheung Dec 19 '13 at 06:06
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@LeonCheung It is useful for joining areas that don't share a complete edge, however it's really annoying when they get locked by accident and I have to redo my layout.. – gandalf3 Dec 19 '13 at 06:50
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For easy understanding, let's just call the areas in your image as "Left" and "Right"; and "Middle" for the new split area:
A Three-click Way:
- Right Click on the border of the right area;
- Choose "Split Area", move the mouse to the area you want to split;
- Click and drag on the little triangle at the upper-right corner of the left area towards the middle area, to join them as a new one. Release the mouse button.
As shown below:
A Two-Click Way:
- Click and drag on the little triangle at the upper-right corner of the left area;
- Click and drag on the little triangle at the upper-right corner of the middle area towards to the right area, then turn back to left. Release the mouse button.
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Good answer, Leon. Glad to know there is a way to un-stick it, but there really ought to be a "Separate" or "Unlock" option in the Area Options contextual menu when you right click on a four-window intersection. I think a right-click is the first thing people try when they get stuck like this. If any devs are reading this, please consider adding it. :-) – Mentalist Nov 09 '15 at 00:27
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I think there are already a UI refactor project going out there. Let's pray to see that soon. :) – Leon Cheung Nov 09 '15 at 01:18