Can IntelliJ IDEA open more than one editor window for files from the same project?

Question

I can split editor panes horizontally or vertically, but it does not seem possible to view code in two separate physical windows. I am aware that Idea can open multiple projects in separate windows, but I'd like to be able to do this for two files in a single project.

One answer suggested unpinning the tab, but I haven't been able to make that work (I'm on Mac OSX if that matters.)

This seems like a basic feature in today's world of multi-headed workstations. Before moving to an IDE I used to do this regularly with good old Emacs. Is there some trick I am not aware of to make this happen?

Answer 1

现在可以在IDEA X中使用。希望您仍然是IDEA用户并且可以利用这个:)

Answer 2

Unfortunately there is no way (as of IDEA 8.0.1) to do what you're asking for. As you pointed out, you can split the editor pane but there is always exactly one editor per IDEA project.

UPDATE: As of IDEA 10 (currently the latest is 10.5), the answer is yes, you can :-)

Answer 3

I work around the limitation by opening one source file in vi, on a second head monitor. Then work main file within Idea (actually Pycharm).

Update: even with the feature built into pycharm, I still use vi. Works better.

Answer 4

根据@ 9000的评论，可以通过拖动IDEA外部的选项卡将编辑器选项卡转换为新窗口。

Answer 5

是的 - 使用IDEA X ，最终可以打开多个编辑器窗口。