Re: can we have 'stacked tabs' in 3.6?
Bryan Boone <[email protected]>
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On 3/26/04 10:10 PM, in article [email protected], "Mark McKay" <[email protected]> wrote: ...And how about a "Close All" to close all those 15 files? -Bryan > 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 > >