Eclipse 4.2 (Juno) - Drag tab from one editor region to another?

Question

It's very simple to drag an editor tab to create a split editor layout (2 editors side by side).

For example this may produce the following layout where | indicates the window vertical split to produce two horizontally adjacent editors:

[TabL1] [TabL2] [TabL3] | [TabR1]

Having done this once, I cannot drag a second TabL to sit next to a TabR . The only options that appear on hovering the TabL over the right editor region are for further splits, or to detach the tab entirely to reside in its own window.

The same problem arises when attempting to drag a detached tab (in its own window) into either editor region.

Could someone please indicate how to achieve the desired result?

Sincere thanks.

Answer 1

To drop a view/editor into an existing stack you need to hover on the tab strip adjacent to the existing tab where you want the new tab placed. You will see a short vertical drop feedback line next to an existing tab.