Re: Re: can we have 'stacked tabs' in 3.6?

Mark McKay <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.netbeans.user-interface
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thomas Wolf wrote:

>
> David,
> With me, the problem of the drop-down isn't that it's alphabetical or
> whatever - it's just more cumbersome to use than doing a single click on
> a tab.  There has to be a better way than what is currently implemented.
>
> If others agree, I would like to create an RFE (could you point me to
> the URL for filing one?) that suggests either providing a new "Open 
> Files"
> view/tab for Explorer or changing the existing "Open Documents" window 
> to attach
> as a tab in the explorer - and modifying it so one can single-click on a
> file to make it appear in the editor!  This way, I think we can all be 
> happy:
> those who want to use the editor's drop-down and left/right arrows can 
> do so;
> those who prefer to always see a list of open files, can just keep the 
> new
> "Open Document" tab selected in the explorer!
>
> thnx for all insights,
> tom
>
This might be the best idea of all.  I agree that the drop down menu is 
cumbersome, and like the open files window that TextPad provides for 
me.  This would be a great addition to NetBeans.

Mark McKay
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