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.
> > 
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