Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

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vsub
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Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

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Maybe a button next to the new tab button or right clicking on the new tab to show a list

Or maybe a window like the organize bookmarks window.
On the left side it will show all windows,when you click on any of them it will show all of the tabs of that window in the list at the right
And maybe add a button to search the tabs from all window(clicking on the tab in the list will switch to the actual tab)
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

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Btw is there is currently any way to get a list of all of the tabs and maybe switch to a specifc one with AutoHotKey maybe
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

Post by void »

Currently, the drop down list on the right of the tabcontrol is only shown where many tabs are added.

I will consider an option to always show the drop down list button.
Thank you for the suggestion.



The next alpha update will emulate a SysTabControl32.
You'll be able to issue commands with AutoHotKey in this update.
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

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Nice,thanks
Even just an ini option will be fine(to always show it or only when the tabs are too many)
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

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One way to do this now is set the minimum tab width to 224:
  • In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Advanced tab on the left.
  • To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
    tabs
  • Select: tabs_min_wide
  • Set the value to: 224
  • Click OK.
It's not ideal as you are now stuck with long tabs..
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

Post by therube »

or only when the tabs are too many
Any time there is an overflow condition (i.e., too many) on the Tab bar, the dropdown shows up.
So depending on number of tabs & window size, the dropdown may or may not be there.
Though it will be, if needed (due to overflow [& regardless of tabs_min_wide]).
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

Post by void »

The next alpha update will have an tabs_overflow_wide setting to control when the dropdown button appears.
You can set tabs_overflow_wide to a large number to always show or set it to the same as tabs_max_wide to show immediately when there's any overflow.
By default it will be the same as tabs_min_wide.

I hope to have an update soon.
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

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Nice,thanks
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

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Everything 1.5.0.1384a now emulates a SysTabControl32.

The Everything tab control now supports all TCM_* messages.



Everything 1.5.0.1384a adds a tabs_overflow_wide advanced setting to control when the tab drop down button is shown.

To show the tab drop down button immediately when the tab control is full:
  • In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Advanced tab on the left.
  • To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
    tabs
  • Select: tabs_overflow_wide
  • Set the value to: 224
    (same as tabs_max_wide)
  • Click OK.


To always show the tab drop down button:
  • In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Advanced tab on the left.
  • To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
    tabs
  • Select: tabs_overflow_wide
  • Set the value to: 9999
    (same as tabs_max_wide)
  • Click OK.


tabs_overflow_wide
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Re: Feature Request:Ability to view all tabs

Post by vsub »

Now that Everything emulates a SysTabControl32,can I send a message to switch to a specific tab based on a name
Or maybe get a list of all tabs names and then AHK scan through that list and tell me which tab number contains a specicif name so I cna switch to it

Also,I have seen it but that was long ago,there was a list with all of the TCM_* messages(the number)
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