Open in new editor problem

[trstringer]

Here's the repro of the problem:

1. Open up a workspace/folder in VS Code that contains 3+ files

2. Open up file1 in a new editor

3. Hold CTRL while opening file2, which opens it in a new editor

   Current state: two editors open, and the cursor is on the left editor

4. Hold down CTRL while opening file3

What this does, instead of creating a third editor and having file3 open in this new editor (with file1 and file2 already opened in their respective editor), it opens file3 in the second editor where file2 was previously living, and therefore replacing file2 in this second editor.

I believe a better behavior would be for file3 to open up in a new editor, no matter which editor the current cursor/focus is on. The end state here should have been all three editors open with each file in the open editors.

[bpasero]

This behavior is intentional because we do not want to move focus to the second editor when you press Ctrl key. This allows to use the side editor as an assistant to the main editor without having to manage focus all the time.

[stevencl]

Yes, this is one of the ways we try to avoid proliferating open files. I've referenced this issue from the main workspace management task that we will work on soon.