Editor Tabs
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Preferences configurable on this page are saved using the mechanism of directory-based settings.
Use this page to configure the appearance of the editor tabs and tab headers, specify their positioning on the screen, and define the opening and closing policy.
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Tab placement | Use the list to set the location of editor tabs. If you select None, no tabs will be displayed, and any new file will open in the current editor. |
Show tabs in | Select the way in which you want to display multiple tabs.
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Show pinned tabs in a separate row | Select this option to automatically arrange pinned tabs in one row and unpinned tabs in other rows. |
Show file icon | Display file type icons in editor tabs. |
Show file extension | Select if you want file extensions to be displayed in editor tabs. |
Show directory for non-unique file names | If this checkbox is selected, the editor tabs will show the filename together with the parent directory name if the filename is not unique. |
Mark modified (*) | Select to mark modified files with an asterisk |
Show full path on mouse hover | Select to be able to see complete file paths in a tooltip. If you need to configure the tooltip duration, use the Tooltip delay option located at the bottom of the Code Editing page. |
Close button position | Select where you want the closing button |
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Sort tabs alphabetically | Select this checkbox if you want the names of editor tabs to appear in the alphabetical order. |
Open new tabs at the end | Select this checkbox to open a new tab at the end of the already opened one. |
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Enable preview tab | The preview tab allows you to view files in a single tab one by one without opening each file in a new tab. Any other file that you select will replace the previous one in this tab. |
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Tab limit | Specify the maximum number of editor tabs to be displayed. |
When tabs exceed the limit: | In this area, specify which editor tab should be closed when the limit is reached and the user attempts to open a new file:
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When the current tab is closed, activate | Specify which editor tab to activate when closing the current tab. |
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Always show qualified names for database objects in tab titles | Adds a schema name to the table name for the tab. If the checkbox is selected, double-click the table in the Database tool window to see a qualified tab name.
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Shorten datasource and object names in tab titles | Abbreviate names of data sources and objects in tab titles up to 20 symbols.
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