Workspace overview

Ultra Fractal has one main application window that contains all open documents, such as fractals, 

gradients, and formula files. Secondary windows, called tool windows, edit the properties of 

fractals and provide access to other functionality. 

The workspace contains the following elements:

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Document windows contain the documents that you work on, such as fractals and 

gradients. In the screen shot above, the fractal window is an example of a document 

window.

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The buttons on the toolbar provide access to frequently used commands. Usually, these 

commands can also be accessed through the pull down menu directly above the toolbar. 

The toolbar can be hidden and restored by clicking Toolbar on the Options menu.

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The dock bar is a place to store tool windows, to keep them from using too much screen 

space. Tool windows can be dragged into and out of the dock bar at any time. Tool windows 

in the dock bar are called docked tool windows. They can also be collapsed so you only 

see the title bar. To hide and restore all tool windows and the dock bar, click Tool Windows 

on the Options menu or press F12.

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Floating tool windows are tool windows that float freely over the screen, instead of being 

in the dock bar. This is useful if you use a tool window a lot, or to place some tool windows 

on a secondary monitor if you have one. The 

Timeline tool window

 works better when 

floating than when docked.

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The animation bar contains animation controls for the active fractal window. See 

Animation 

bar

. (Ultra Fractal 

Animation Edition

 only)

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The status bar provides additional information about the active document window, such as 

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