Bumpers

The working area within the main window of PieceWorx Writing Studio has three bumpers:

• Top Bumper
• Left Bumper
• Bottom Bumper

The thin red regions in the screen capture below show when all three bumpers are visible.

Top Bumper

Hide the Top Bumper

Hotkey

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T (hide/show top bumper)

Hiding and showing bumpers is similar for all three bumpers.

To hide the top bumper simply use the mouse to press the pin icon in the top bumper. Also, Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T toggles between hiding and showing the top bumper.

Show the Top Bumper

To show the top bumper slowly move your mouse cursor along the upper border of the center frame, you will see the top bumper appear. If you move the mouse away, the top bumper will quickly hide itself again.

To lock the top bumper in place, click an empty region where there are no buttons.

Top Bumper Buttons

The top bumper contains several buttons intended to make common layout actions easy and accessible.

• Full Screen - enters full screen when clicked or exits full screen if currently in full screen mode.
• Settings - opens the settings dialog window.
• Bumpers - toggles the visibility of the bumpers by first ensuring they are all collapsed and showing, then alternately shows or hides all three bumpers.
• Bars - fiddles the visibility of the format and status bars
• Organize - applies the organize layout mode which ensures the Notebook tab is visible.
• Edit - applies the edit layout mode which hides the left frame and shows all bumpers and bars.
• Create - applies the create layout mode which hides everything except the editor window.

Left Bumper

Hide the Left Bumper

Hotkey

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left

Hiding and showing bumpers is similar for all three bumpers.

To hide the left bumper simply use the mouse to press the pin icon in the left bumper.

Show the Left Bumper

Hotkey

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right

Showing the left bumper when it and the left frame are completely hidden is similar to what it is for the top bumper. Roll your mouse slowly over the left border of the center frame, you will see the left bumper appear. If you move the mouse away, the left bumper will quickly hide itself again.

To lock the top bumper in place, click an empty region where there are no buttons.

If the left frame is expanded you can show the left bumper by collapsing the frame. See the frame documentation for more on that.

You can also use the hotkeys Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right and Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left to hide and show the left bumper.

Left Bumper Buttons

The buttons on the left frame represent the available tabs in the left frame when the frame is expanded. The left bumper is truly the collapsed form of the left frame. This is different than the top bumper which does not expand into a top frame.

Clicking a button in the left frame will expand the left frame and display the associated tab.

Bottom Bumper

Hide the Bottom Bumper

Hotkey

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Down

Hiding and showing bumpers is similar for all three bumpers.

To hide the bottom bumper simply use the mouse to press the pin icon in the bottom bumper.

Show the Bottom Bumper

Hotkey

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up

Showing the bottom bumper when it and the bottom frame are completely hidden is similar to what it is for the other bumpers. Roll your mouse slowly over the bottom border of the center frame, you will see the bottom bumper appear. If you move the mouse away, the bottom bumper will quickly hide itself again.

To lock the bottom bumper in place, click an empty region of the bottom bumper where there are no buttons.

If the bottom frame is expanded you can show the bottom bumper by collapsing the frame. See the frame documentation for more on that.

Bottom Bumper Buttons

The buttons on the bottom frame represent the available tabs in the bottom frame when the frame is expanded. The bottom bumper is truly the collapsed form of the bottom frame. This is different than the top bumper which does not expand into a top frame.

Clicking a button in the bottom frame will expand the bottom frame and display the associated tab.