Re: can we have 'stacked tabs' in 3.6?
Mark McKay <[email protected]>
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Thomas Wolf wrote: > Advanced apologies if this is a FAQ, but I couldn't find the relevant > thread > at netbeans.org... > > I've looked through the various src editor options in the 3.6rc1 > candidate > and can't find any way to allow stacked tabs a la 3.5x. I know there > were > alot of discussions surrounding the "new and improved" tab design with > the left-right arrows and src-file drop-down (I remember there were a > number of people, including myself, that voiced the opinion that the new > way was too restrictive), but I can't recall what the eventual outcome > of the discussion was. Judging from what I see, stacked tabs are gone? > > I've tried to live with the new design, but find the new way > cumbersome - it > takes at least two clicks to get to a previously visited file (either by > clicking on the tiny file-drop down and selecting the file _or_ - if your > file happens to be visible in the explorer window - double-clicking on it > there.) Two-clicks vs. one click may not seem like a big deal, but it > can get quite annoying when you jump around alot. > > Any suggestions? Maybe I just missed the option to turn stacked tabs > back > on? > > many thnx, > tom > I have to completely agree with you Tom. Netbeans 3.6 is an improvement over the last, but I find the new tab system much harder to use than the 3.5 system. Since I often have 15 or so files open at the same time, some of which have the extra form editor tab, I'm spending much of my time clicking on that little arrow to slide the tabs left and right. The drop down selection list doesn't help much, since it sorts all the windows alphabetically, which is different from the order I opened them in, and not very helpful for navigation. If the Netbeans folks were to add this feature back in, I would be quite happy. (And I like the new ability to rearrange the tabs by clicking and dragging them. Maximizing the editor by double clicking on the tab is also a very nice touch). Mark McKay -- http://www.kitfox.com