I agree. We'll try to work out this issue for the next version, probably also adding the close buttons to every tab. But how about using Ctrl-E in Pandora to quickly jump to a recent file?
Best regards, Eugene Belyaev IntelliJ Software, http://www.intellij.com "Develop with pleasure" > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ara Abrahamian > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Annoying editor tabs 'feature' > > > The best things to do IMHO is the way WinXP handles it in > task bar. An image showing it in action is attached. Up and > down arrow buttons. When you click on down arrow you see the > second row. TextPad offers a left/right arrow button but it's > hard to use, you need to press right arrow button repeatedly > to get to the document you want! Another good idea for the > tabs is taken from Opera browser: you have several tabs open, > tab1 has focus, you go to tab2, if you single-click on tab2, > tab1 comes up, or in other words in recently used order, so > you can very easily navigate in open tabs. > > Ara. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On > > Behalf Of Christian > Sell > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 5:03 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Eap-list] Annoying editor tabs 'feature' > > > > >In Early Access version 521 - An annoying feature has > appeared on the > > tabs > > >for open editors. If there is more than one row of tabs > and a tab at > the > > >back is clicked, it isn't brought to the front. Also opening new > editors > > >places the new tab next to the tab currently in focus, rather than > after > > the > > >last tab to the front-right. > > > > > >Is this a 'Feature' or a bug? > > > > > > AFAIK its a feature. It was changed from the default swing tab > behavior > > because some users (and IDEA developers I assume) agreed > that it was > > irritating. I tended to agree at that time, but now that I see the > > results, I must say that I agree with you. The swing designers > probably > > went through the same thought/experience process before deciding as > they > > did. > > > > I have seen apps that only allow one row of tabs, and provide some > sort of > > horizontal scroll function to allow for more tabs than fit on the > page. > > Maybe there is no ideal solution. > > > > Christian > > > > P.S.: what I do like is the new (?) CVS diff viewer. Nice. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Eap-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list
