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Reader Workspace: Tabs, Split View, and Collapsible Panels

Open several PDFs at once, compare sources in a two-pane split, hide panels for focus, and restore tabs plus scroll position when you return.

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case-law.pdf
Source A
notes.pdf
Source B

Tabs without reload churn

The reader workspace keeps up to 15 open tabs with 12 recently used documents mounted in memory (hidden) so switching back does not reload PDF.js from scratch. Tab switches use soft URL updates — history.replaceState — so the App Router page does not remount.

case-law.pdf
Source A
notes.pdf
Source B

Split view for comparison

Drop a page from the library sidebar onto a pane divider to open side-by-side — useful when cross-referencing a textbook PDF with your case notes. Each pane has its own scroll position and zoom.

fundamental-rights.pdf

Article 14 — equality before law

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Resizable panels

Library explorer and Study AI panels resize and collapse via react-resizable-panels. Layout and open tabs persist in localStorage under shelf:reader-workspace so your setup survives browser restarts.

constitutional-amendments.pdf

Basic Structure doctrine limits Parliament's power to amend the Constitution beyond its core identity.

Kesavananda Bharati (1973) established that certain features cannot be destroyed by amendment.

Study AI

Explain this highlight

The Basic Structure doctrine means amendments cannot alter the Constitution's essential character.
Short notes

Document fullscreen

Fullscreen mode keeps Study AI docked beside the document inside the fullscreen element — ask-from-selection still works, and you are not kicked out of focus mode to chat.

case-law.pdf
Source A
notes.pdf
Source B

Tabs for parallel sources

Open multiple pages in one workspace — judgment in tab one, your summary doc in tab two, bare act in tab three. Switch tabs without losing scroll position per document.

Close tabs you finish; Shelf does not limit reasonable tab counts for desktop study sessions.

fundamental-rights.pdf

Article 14 — equality before law

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Split view

Drag or use split controls to show two documents side by side — compare versions, copy quotes into notes, or keep Study AI context visible beside PDF.

Split works with mixed types: PDF plus sketch notebook, or two PDFs from different collections.

constitutional-amendments.pdf

Basic Structure doctrine limits Parliament's power to amend the Constitution beyond its core identity.

Kesavananda Bharati (1973) established that certain features cannot be destroyed by amendment.

Study AI

Explain this highlight

The Basic Structure doctrine means amendments cannot alter the Constitution's essential character.
Short notes

Collapsible panels

Hide the library sidebar, Study AI panel, or outline to maximize reading width. Restore with keyboard shortcuts or header toggles.

Panel state persists per session so deep-focus layout returns when you reopen the same page.

case-law.pdf
Source A
notes.pdf
Source B

URLs and deep links

Each page has a stable route under /my-content/... — bookmark split layouts indirectly by bookmarking the primary page and reopening tabs from recent history.

Planner links open single pages; add tabs manually for compare sessions.

fundamental-rights.pdf

Article 14 — equality before law

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Performance with many tabs

Inactive tabs pause heavy work where possible — only the visible PDF actively renders pages. Switching tabs is fast thanks to byte cache.

constitutional-amendments.pdf

Basic Structure doctrine limits Parliament's power to amend the Constitution beyond its core identity.

Kesavananda Bharati (1973) established that certain features cannot be destroyed by amendment.

Study AI

Explain this highlight

The Basic Structure doctrine means amendments cannot alter the Constitution's essential character.
Short notes

Workflow examples

Law: tab one full judgment, tab two your case summary doc, split bare act on the right.

UPSC: tab one coaching notes, tab two previous year questions PDF, Study AI panel for MCQ drills.

case-law.pdf
Source A
notes.pdf
Source B