Can Intellij Idea open more than one physical editor window?

Question

I can split editor panes horizontally or vertically, but it does not seem possible to view code in two separate physical windows. I am aware that Idea can open multiple projects in separate windows, but I'd like to be able to do this for two files in a single project.

One answer suggested unpinning the tab, but I haven't been able to make that work (I'm on Mac OSX if that matters.)

This seems like a basic feature in today's world of multi-headed workstations. Before moving to an IDE I used to do this regularly with good old Emacs. Is there some trick I am not aware of to make this happen?

Answer 1

Unfortunately there is no way (as of IDEA 8.0.1) to do what you're asking for. As you pointed out, you can split the editor pane but there is always exactly one editor per IDEA project.

Answer 2

No, even w/ 9.x it is still not possible. I have just opened a request for this in their issue tracker:

http://youtrack.jetbrains.net/issue/IDEA-51634