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Split view
divides the workspace into several panels. It’s not only for comparing two files;
you can expand to as many panels as you need.

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What does split view allow?

  • Open several documents at once
  • Work with document + plot + sheet
  • See structure, setting, and text on one screen
You keep several contexts
without closing files.

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Split direction

You can split in these directions:

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Split right

Opens a new panel to the right of the current one. Split right
  • Main document + reference
  • Document + sheet
  • Document + plot
Good for side‑by‑side comparison.

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Split bottom

Opens a new panel below the current one.
  • Top: structure, bottom: writing
  • Top: setting, bottom: editing
Good for vertical flow.

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Adding more panels

Split view
is not one-time. You can split again from inside a panel
and keep expanding. So on one screen
you can have several files open at once.

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Main idea

The point of split view
is not “compare two things.”
Split view is
a way of working
where you keep several contexts at once.
You write in a document while looking at the plot,
check setting while reviewing another chapter —
without breaking the flow.

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Summary

Multi-view
is several documents in one flow. Split view
is several files open at once. In Pensiv, split view
is not “divide the screen”;
it’s a way to extend context.
Related: Getting started – Split view