Stacks & Tabs: Added or changed commands

[bpasero]

With the introduction of tabs and editor stacks to VS Code, we introduced many new commands and changed some existing ones. Due to the fact that the Working Files view is replaced by the Opened Editors view, some commands also got replaced by others. Below is a list of changed and new commands:

Changed Commands

• workbench.action.focusFirstEditor => workbench.action.focusFirstEditorGroup
• workbench.action.focusSecondEditor => workbench.action.focusSecondEditorGroup
• workbench.action.focusThirdEditor => workbench.action.focusThirdEditorGroup
• workbench.action.focusLeftEditor => workbench.action.focusPreviousGroup
• workbench.action.focusRightEditor => workbench.action.focusNextGroup
• workbench.action.moveActiveEditorLeft => workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupLeft
• workbench.action.moveActiveEditorRight => workbench.action.moveActiveEditorGroupRight
• workbench.action.openPreviousEditor => workbench.action.openPreviousEditorFromHistory
• workbench.files.action.addToWorkingFiles => workbench.action.keepEditor
• workbench.files.action.closeAllFiles => workbench.action.closeAllEditors
• workbench.files.action.closeFile => workbench.action.closeActiveEditor
• workbench.files.action.closeOtherFiles => workbench.action.closeOtherEditors
• workbench.files.action.focusWorkingFiles => workbench.files.action.focusOpenEditorsView
• workbench.files.action.openNextWorkingFile => workbench.action.nextEditor
• workbench.files.action.openPreviousWorkingFile => workbench.action.previousEditor
• workbench.files.action.reopenClosedFile => workbench.action.reopenClosedEditor
• workbench.files.action.workingFilesPicker => workbench.action.showAllEditors
• workbench.action.cycleEditor => workbench.action.navigateEditorGroups

New Commands

• workbench.action.showEditorsInGroup: show all editors of a group
• workbench.action.clearEditorHistory: clear navigation history and list of recently closed editors
• workbench.action.closeEditorsInGroup: close all editors of a group
• workbench.action.closeEditorsInOtherGroups: close editors in other groups
• workbench.action.closeEditorsToTheLeft: close editors to the left of the active one
• workbench.action.closeEditorsToTheRight: close editors to the right of the active one
• workbench.action.openLastEditorInGroup: open last editor in group
• workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex[1-9]: open editor at index
• workbench.action.openNextRecentlyUsedEditorInGroup: navigate forwards in MRU list of editors of a group
• workbench.action.openPreviousRecentlyUsedEditorInGroup: navigate backwards in MRU list of editors of a group

Settings for old non-stacks behaviour

If you want to configure VS Code to get some of the old behaviour back, see the following configurations.

Ctrl+Tab to navigate in entire editor history

You can change keybindings for Ctrl+Tab to show you a list of all opened editors from the history independent from the editors that are opened in a stack. Edit your keybindings and add the following:

{ "key": "ctrl+tab", "command": "workbench.action.openPreviousEditorFromHistory" },
{ "key": "ctrl+tab", "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenNavigateNext", "when": "inQuickOpen" },

Close an entire group instead of a single editor

If you liked the behaviour of VS Code closing an entire group when closing one editor, you can bind the following in your keybindings configuration:

Mac

{ "key": "cmd+w", "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsInGroup" }

Windows/Linux

{ "key": "ctrl+w", "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsInGroup" }

[cthedot]

Got so used to "Ctrl+Tab to navigate in entire editor history" I added the Keyboard Settings. But seems opening files this way does not add a new tab but replaces a tab? Any way to open a file in a new tab? Thanks!

[bpasero]

Yes, set workbench.editor.enablePreviewFromQuickOpen: false in your settings.

[cthedot]

Ah, great thanks! ☺

Also for quickest than quicker reply 😏

[maritz]

Please never remove the "old" way. I tried going back to tabs.... it was painful.

[varungupta85]

Is there a way to also remove the tab bar on the top? I have gotten used to the old behavior where there was not tab bar on the top and started to like it. Much less clutter.

[maritz]

@varungupta85

"workbench.editor.showTabs": false

[varungupta85]

Great, thanks!