diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Config.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/Config.cpp
index 41e0f7c0d..69a18c279 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Config.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/Config.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void Sentinel(Stream& s, const char *txt)
 
 void Ide::Serialize(Stream& s)
 {
-	int version = 11;
+	int version = 12;
 	Sentinel(s, "before 12341234");
 	s.Magic(0x12341234);
 	Sentinel(s, "after magic");
@@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ void Ide::Serialize(Stream& s)
 	s % AnyPackageFs();
 	Sentinel(s, "after AnyPackageFs");
 	s % pfsplit;
-	s % wesplit;
+	if (version >= 12)
+		s % weframe;
+	else {
+		Splitter dummy;
+		s % dummy;
+	}
 	package.SerializeSettings(s);
 	filelist.SerializeSettings(s);
 	s % editorfont;
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/ide.h b/uppsrc/ide/ide.h
index 1dce66cd6..1a229232c 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/ide.h
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/ide.h
@@ -462,9 +462,10 @@ public:
 
 	FileOut    stdout_fout;
 
-	Splitter   editorsplit;
-	Splitter   pfsplit;
-	Splitter   wesplit;
+	Splitter      editorsplit;
+	Splitter      pfsplit;
+	StaticRect    wepane;
+	SplitterFrame weframe;
 
 	Splitter   right_split;
 	StaticRect right;
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/idebar.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/idebar.cpp
index 797cd8cad..7dea51962 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/idebar.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/idebar.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void Ide::File(Bar& menu)
 	}
 
 	menu.Add(AK_PACKAGESFILES, THISBACK(SwapPackagesFiles))
-	    .Check(wesplit.GetZoom() != 1);
+	    .Check(weframe.IsShown());
 
 	menu.MenuSeparator();
 
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/idewin.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/idewin.cpp
index 7f532ee2c..e15859fdd 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/idewin.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/idewin.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void Ide::ToggleStopOnErrors() {
 
 void Ide::SwapPackagesFiles()
 {
-	wesplit.Zoom(wesplit.GetZoom() == 1 ? -1 : 1);
+	weframe.Show(weframe.IsShown() ? false : true);
 }
 
 void IdePutErrorLine(const String& line)
@@ -456,9 +456,9 @@ Ide::Ide()
 
 	pfsplit.SetPos(2000);
 	pfsplit.Vert(package, filelist);
-	wesplit.Horz(pfsplit, editor_bottom);
-	wesplit.SetPos(2000);
-	Add(wesplit);
+	wepane.Add(editor_bottom.SizePos());
+	wepane.AddFrame(weframe.Left(pfsplit, HorzLayoutZoom(280)));
+	Add(wepane.SizePos());
 
 	editor.topsbbutton.ScrollStyle().NoWantFocus().Show();
 	editor.topsbbutton1.ScrollStyle().NoWantFocus().Show();