How to show both internal terminal and debug console in vscode?

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I need to debug a program on a server and would like to still have its output in GDB. The following "works" in general:

manual started (terminal) task that opens a ssh connection, does the necessary pre-setup (server-side scripts), then runs gdbserver --multi :12345
GDB debug configuration that runs in attach mode and executes the appropriate command chain "set sysroot remote:", "target extended-remote myserver:12345", "set remote exec-file /path/to/myfile", "run"

I know see the program running and stopping on the breakpoint, see the program's output in the integrated terminal and can toggle to the debugging console. But how can I see both the debugging console and the integrated terminal at once?
If somehow possible I'd like to not use an external window for one of those, as there are multiple vscode instances open - each connecting to a different server - and multiple windows "mgically" belonging to each other would make debugging harder together - the integrated option solves this problem completely.

You can drag one of them to the View Container of the Debugger Bar — rioV8
– rioV8, Commented Mar 1, 2021 at 17:28
That sounds good. Can you make an answer of this comment, ideally with a picture how to do that? — Simon Sobisch
– Simon Sobisch, Commented Mar 1, 2021 at 17:30

rioV8 · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-01 19:58:24Z

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The Views and Panels (Problems - Terminal - Output - Debug console) can be moved.

Click on the header/Tab of the View/Panel and drag the mouse to the new location.

The mouse pointer will change if it is possible to drop it.

You can restore a panel/view to the original location from the context menu on the top-bar.

I have looked in the doc but could not find any mentioning of this. It was mentioned in one of the Release notes.

answered Mar 1, 2021 at 19:58

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Simon Sobisch Over a year ago

Screenshot and slightly different wording is found in the answer for the "not found duplicate" stackoverflow.com/questions/51589066, according to the even older duplicate of that question possibly has the release note reference mentioned here: stackoverflow.com/a/65504739/5027456 (it definitely would be nice to have something like this in the official docs...)

rioV8 Over a year ago

@SimonSobisch I tried the drag/drop and was not able to get it side by side, but you have to drag/drop the not-current tab, you can reset the location with the context menu of the panel

rioV8 Over a year ago

@SimonSobisch I have created an issue: github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/issues/4362

Simon Sobisch Over a year ago

I know have it side by side: you currently have to click on the debug-console, drag it to the terminal until its content is shown (still holding the button), then drag it a bit deeper "next to" the terminal and then drop. Result: both side-by-side.

rioV8 Over a year ago

@SimonSobisch I did not knew this holding trick, the wait time is pretty long for me, maybe because I have the hover time setting large.

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