On 21.07.2016 02:04, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 07:32:01PM -0400, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
Interesting idea. I guess we do not show it to use the extra space, but
I'm not sure which is best.
I doubt we are going to change this by default [...]
(Sorry for being slightly off-topic.)
I am not sure I understand why though.
If the reason is that the extra space is important to have then
something should be done about the spaces in LyX in general. Because I
guess often people work with several tabs anyway and if space is a
problem there, then it is a more general problem.
Always showing tabs seems also like pretty much the standard in other
applications (e.g. browsers). My guess is, as I suggested, that this is
because there are certain functionalities when tabs are shown that users
get used to which are lost when they are hidden.
I guess tabs could be shown by default but there could be a switch in
Tools > Preferences... > Look & Feel > Document Handling.
Daniel