[solved] IDE: multiple tab row

[mas steindorff]

One of my projects has 32 .pas files in it but I can only "tab" about 8 to 10 at a time before I have to use the scroll bar.

Is there and easier way to jump from file to file than the tabs? (the ones for each file)
or
is there a setting to to display more than one row of tabs that I have missed?

I know about the second editor window option but I'm limited on deskspace
in this case I'm using the 32bit IDE 0.9.30 svn rev:29749 on window XP and Win7

Thank you.

[Martin_fr]

You can set the tabs to the left, that will make them multiline, BUT the title will be rotated by 90 degree (it's what windows does...)

Options / Editor / Misc

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I don't think there is an option, to make them multiline on top, but you can edit ide/SourceEditor.pp, search for the creation of TExtendedNotebook, and set the multiline property.

[Blaazen]

Alternatively, opened files are listed in Main menu -> Windows. Shortcut Alt+W works even if you are focused in Source Editor. So you don't need the tab-scrolling (which is not very comfortable) and use Alt+W and arrows.

[mas steindorff]

Thank you for both approaches.  unfortunately the tabs will reorder themselves when clicked so I tend to get lost using the multiple rows on the side approach. 

The window list works OK for now, but I don't want to add too many more files as I'm nearly full height now.  I fell like a newbie for not seeing that one.

Thanks again.

[Yogi]

Hello

You also can Right-Click on any Tab; You will get a List of all Tabs and can choose from there

[mas steindorff]

You also can Right-Click on any Tab; You will get a List of all Tabs and can choose from there

in windows I get a list of operations I can do like find, insert todo, lock page, print...

[Yogi]

I did mean the header of the tab in which the unit name is shown; on Linux this works for me (I don't know for Windows, but I think should be the same)

[JuhaManninen]

I did mean the header of the tab in which the unit name is shown; on Linux this works for me (I don't know for Windows, but I think should be the same)

The behavior is different unfortunately. With Linux the list is a GTK2 feature, not added by Lazarus.
The right solution would be a window manager dialog where you could not only select but also close editor files.

Juha