Allow to move tabs into new or existing windows

[Chiramisu]

Any browser has the ability to pull tabs out from one window into a new one or another existing one. I've been waiting for this functionality to be added to Code for years, expecting that it was an "obvious want" but it hasn't happened yet, and I don't see it in the backlog, so here I am. Please make it possible to dynamically disjoin tabs / files (saved or not) from one window in a new one, or adjoin it to another. Should also be able to shift/ctrl + click to select multiple tabs to disjoin at once.

Use Case:

• Right click file to "Open in Code" opens the file in the most recent, but unintended window.
• Side work unrelated to the current editor context which expands into something warranting a separate instance.

Feel free to add your own use cases to the discussion. This is my primary one. As for the context menu in Explorer, a Shift + click option could also be added to open in a New Code Window. The ability to disjoin, however, is a must.

[ArturoDent]

If by "disjoin" you mean move to a new editor AND close that file in the current editor, you could do this in a keybinding (as a partial, file-by-file, workaround for now):

{
  "key": "alt+w",
  "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
  "args": {
    "sequence": [
      "workbench.action.files.showOpenedFileInNewWindow",
      "workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"
    ]
  },
}

Using the macro extension multi-command. That will move the current editor to a new window and close that editor in the old window. This is just a small one-file workaround in the meantime I realize.

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[Chiramisu]

@ArturoDent Yes sir that is what I mean. I'll give that workaround a try when I get a chance, but ideally this will be implemented in the same way modern browsers allow you to pull tabs out into separate windows. I can't tell you how often I run into this. Here's hoping for 20 votes. I posted a link on my Twitter as well, even though nobody follows me, lol (not that I care). 😋

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[Chiramisu]

Since this is in the backlog, but closed here, where can I find the trackable action item where I can see when this has been implemented and awaiting release?

[andrewyguo]

Since this is in the backlog, but closed here, where can I find the trackable action item where I can see when this has been implemented and awaiting release?

bump

[bpasero]

Partially depends on #8171

[Chiramisu]

Along the lines of this Azure Data Studio for Better Multi-window Support, I think that bringing the context of the relevant workspace along is definitely the desired solution.

In this way, if you have a workspace open with some extra files not belonging to it, but you Ctrl+K, O, or drag the active file (when implemented) into a new window, the workspace that file is a part of (if any) should also be opened and activated in the destination window, which could also be configured with a setting (default?) to close that workspace (but not the extra unrelated files) in the source window.

I also tried your implementation of #9086 and it works just fine. So, the desired functionality is already partially implemented, but what remains is:

1. Make a tab spawn a new window when dragged outside of the current one.
2. Bring the context of that tab (workspace, etc.) over into the new window as well.
3. [Optionally] If configured, close that context in the original window.

[bpasero]

/duplicate #8171

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[bpasero]

You can already drag and drop tabs between windows. What is missing is to drag a tab out of the window to open a new window. That is what #8171 is about.