file opening order

[Milian Wolff]

On Dienstag, 19. April 2016 11:54:32 CEST René J.V. Bertin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just verified something :
> - newly opened files open in a tab to the right of the currently active
> editor tab - unless they're the .h file that goes with an already open tab
> in which case they open to the left of that tab
> 
> Is there a reason for that this kind of inconsistency? Opening a header file
> to the left of the current tab if that tab holds the corresponding
> implementation file isn't that big a deal, but in that case I'd expect
> consistency in that headers always open to the left of the current tab (and
> any other behaviour as a switchable option). When I open a header that's
> "unrelated" to the tab I'm currently working on that is to refer to some
> detail in over 95% of the cases. In that scenario I'd expect to be able to
> switch back to my working document with a single "next/previous open tab"
> shortcut, or by clicking on a tab that should still be in view in the large
> majority of cases.

Buddies get opened to another, in a certain order. I.e. if you have the .h 
open and open the .cpp, it will be opened to the right, no? Disable this 
plugin if you don't like it.

There is a "switch to next/previous document" shortcut, (ctrl + ) shift + tab.

> Am I really an exception in this?

Yes. Or at least you are the first to voice your opinions on it.

Bye

-- 
Milian Wolff
mail at milianw.de
http://milianw.de
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