I use a small number of tabs but a very large Recent Files List (CTRL-E). I find that when a file is no longer on the tab, I look for it in the CTRL-E list. I think it works pretty well since this list is ordered by most-recently-used first and you can start typing the first few letters of the file name to get to the file.
One enhancement I would suggest is that the CTRL-E list could also contain the files that are open in the tabs (maybe not the currently active file :). That way you would always be able to find your file in the CTRL-E list, even if it is still open in a tab somewhere. The other enhancement I would add is to allow you to press CTRL-N from the CTRL-E list. For example, if you start typing in the CTRL-E list, the text you type will turn red if the file is not in the list. If the text is red, you should be able to press CTRL-N and that text should be carried forward into the CTRL-N window. Even if the text is not red you should be able to do that. cc Stefan Mainz wrote: > Thomas Singer wrote: > > Hello, > > > > IDEA currently has two modes for the file tabs, the "normal" mode, > > where the tabs may stack in multiple rows and the "single row" mode. > > > > The disadvantage of the "normal" mode is, that it eats too much screen > > space. The disadvantage of the "single row" mode is, that I need to > > scroll to see, what files are opened. > > What about having an separate JTree which contains the open Files > ordered by directory or alphabetically. > > Stefan _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
