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Overlapping Windows and Panels Question

Aug 20, 2012 7:11 PM

Tags: #windows #overlapping #tabs #panels

Hi, I have photoshop cs5 for the mac and I want to display 2 images of my project.  I did this buy going to window>arrange>New Window For "project name"  I want to be able to see one zoomed out and just have it displaying in the top corner.  I position this new window on the top of my screen, but when I click on my "main" window, the new one just goes behind it and disappears.

 

My question is can I have my "main working window" tabbed in photoshop, while I have the smaller zoomed out duplicate window floating on top of it?

 

I would like for the smaller window to always be on top of my "main" working window of my project even while I have the "main" window selected.  Is this possible on the mac version?

 

To solve this, I can make both of them floating windows and position them so that they do not overlap, but this takes up a lot of room on the screen.

 

I hope this description makes sense.  Thanks in advance.

 
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    Aug 20, 2012 8:05 PM   in reply to Echo177

    I know the situation you're talking about and wish the floating window would stay on top on the Mac. As far as I know, it works only with Ps on Windows.

     
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    Aug 20, 2012 8:11 PM   in reply to Echo177

    Instead of the new view for the window, you might try the navigator panel.

     
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    Aug 20, 2012 8:14 PM   in reply to conroy

    Does it work if you use the application frame on a mac?

     
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    Aug 20, 2012 8:37 PM   in reply to R_Kelly

    No, I normally use the Application Frame, anyway. The AF makes the Mac version like the Windows version except it lacks the particular ability to have an always-on-top floating document window that the OP is enquiring about. I don't know whether it is impossible due to a limitation of OS X.

     
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    Aug 20, 2012 9:19 PM   in reply to Echo177

    Echo, this might be worth a try:

     

    http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/22237/afloat/

     

    If you do try it, please let us know the result.

     
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