Tabs

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1379a improves tabs.

Tabs can now be dragged outside of the window to create a new window.
Added right click -> "Reopen closed tab" context menu item.

Added -new-tab-position <0-based-insert-position> command line option to specify the position of new tabs.
For example:
Everything.exe -s foo -new-tab -new-tab-position 0



Dragging tabs to another window is still on my TODO list.
Tabs might have their own sidebar state in a future version.
For Everything 1.5, sidebars belong to the window.



Thank you for the suggestions.

[JTB3]

Nice additions, David!
After testing the new 'Tabs' features I noticed the following:

• The 'Repoen Closed Tab' context menu item does not work (remains greyed out) after closing a tab(s).

• Dragging tabs off: It would be nice if the new window would detach and move with the cursor once the drag leaves the tab bar (not having to move the cursor out of the main window entirely), OR if some type of 'overlay' would appear and move with the cursor indicating that the tab has been detached and is ready to drop.

Food for thought!
-JT

[void]

Thank you for your feedback JTB3,

The 'Repoen Closed Tab' context menu item does not work (remains greyed out) after closing a tab(s).

A closed tab will only be added to the "closed tab history" if you change the search.
Did you perform some other action where you expected the tab to be added to the "closed tab history"?

Dragging tabs off: It would be nice if the new window would detach and move with the cursor once the drag leaves the tab bar (not having to move the cursor out of the main window entirely, OR if some type of 'overlay' would appear and move with the cursor indicating that the tab has been detached and is ready to drop.

Possibly in a future release.

Thank you for the suggestions.

[JTB3]

The 'Repoen Closed Tab' context menu item does not work (remains greyed out) after closing a tab(s).

A closed tab will only be added to the "closed tab history" if you change the search.
Did you perform some other action where you expected the tab to be added to the "closed tab history"?

Ah, I see. I first tested this with blank 'New Tab's. I see now it works fine with explicit searches. That's probably fine and consistent with most browsers. Nice work!

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1381a adds support for cycling tabs by recently used order.

To set Everything to cycle tabs by recently used order:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Advanced tab on the left.
• To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
  tab
• Select: ctrl_tab_action
• Set the value to: Cycle recently used tabs
• Click OK.

[extratype]

Thank you for your feedback JTB3,

The 'Repoen Closed Tab' context menu item does not work (remains greyed out) after closing a tab(s).

A closed tab will only be added to the "closed tab history" if you change the search.
Did you perform some other action where you expected the tab to be added to the "closed tab history"?

If I set the search with command-line option and close the newly opened tab without editing, it's not added to the closed tab history.

[void]

Thank you for the feedback extratype,

This is currently by design.
Everything will only add the tab/window to your history when it is 'dirty'.

Creating a new tab and setting the search from a command line will not flag the tab as 'dirty'.
The tab can only be 'dirtied' by manually changing the search, search option or filter.



The next alpha update will flag the tab and window (but not the session) as dirty when setting the search from the command line.

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1384a improves tabs.

Improved handling of busy tabs.



"Search in New Tab" will now load the tab in the background (instead of immediately activating the tab)

To immediately activate the tab:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the UI tab on the left.
• Check Switch to new search tabs immediately.
• Click OK.

tabs_load_in_background



Tabs can now be duplicated.

To duplicate a tab:
Right click a tab and click Duplicate tab.
If the tab control is not shown, right click the menu bar and click Duplicate tab.



Tabs can now be moved to other windows.
Drag a tab to the tabcontrol or menu bar in the other window.



Restoring a closed tab will now bring the folder sidebar item focus into view.



Fixed an issue with dragging files from one tab to another, leaving a false selection.
Fixed an issue with dragging files from one tab to another and highlighting the path drop target.
Fixed an issue with dragging files from one tab to another and showing both the result list and search box having focus.
Fixed an issue with dragging files from one tab to another showing the hover state on items.
Fixed an issue with dragging files from Explorer and not updating the drop target under the cursor.



Added an option to control when the overlay buttons are shown.

To show the tab drop down button immediately when the tab control is full:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Advanced tab on the left.
• To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
  tabs
• Select: tabs_overflow_wide
• Set the value to: 224
  (same as tabs_max_wide)
• Click OK.

To always show the tab drop down button:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Advanced tab on the left.
• To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
  tabs
• Select: tabs_overflow_wide
• Set the value to: 9999
  (same as tabs_max_wide)
• Click OK.

tabs_overflow_wide



The tabcontrol now supports all TCM_* messages.



Commands will now work while inside Ctrl + Tab.

[meteorquake]

Thanks - Duplicate Tab will be useful! David

[tuska]

"Search in New Tab" will now load the tab in the background (instead of immediately activating the tab)

I can't find “Search in New Tab”.
Where is this menu item located?

[meteorquake]

Presumably the "Explore in New Tab" when you right-drag onto the title of the folderbar - d

[tuska]

Presumably the "Explore in New Tab" when you right-drag onto the title of the folderbar - d

Thank you, but so far I haven't been able to find “Search in New Tab”.

[NotNull]

Thank you, but so far I haven't been able to find “Search in New Tab”.

• Menu => Tools => Optiuons => General => Context
• Select Search in Everything (New Tab)
• Set its value to Show this item

Without checking, I suspect the new (Use default show) setting will follow your new search setting, like new window or new tab.

[tuska]

2NotNull

Thanks for pointing out the “Search in Everything (New Tab)” context menu entry!

Without checking, I suspect the new (Use default show) setting will follow your new search setting, like new window or new tab.

Yes, I see it that way too.

[tuska]

2void
When you execute the “Search in Everything (New Tab)” context menu item,
a new tab opens, but the tab label remains EMPTY until you click on the new tab.

I would like to see a tab labeled immediately,
for example, as you would get when you right-click and drag a file up and
the tooltip “Set Search in this tab” is displayed and executed.

[void]

I have run into this too.
I already have it on my things to fix list.
Thanks for the issue report.

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1386a improves tabs.

Tab titles should now update correctly in the background.

[tuska]

2void
When you execute the “Search in Everything (New Tab)” context menu item,
a new tab opens, but the tab label remains EMPTY until you click on the new tab.
...

Everything 1.5.0.1386a improves tabs.

Tab titles should now update correctly in the background.

Thank you for the prompt fix! 

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Everything Options - 1.5.0.1386a (x64), (x86) > Context Menu > Search in Everything (New Tab) > ◉ Show this item

[tutman]

Hi! I'm using Everything-1.5.0.1390a.x64 and have assigned ESC key to File > Close Window function.

If i have some tabs open with different searches each, and press ESC to close window, and then open it with Shift-ESC, tabs are not present and I would like them to be back. What am I doing wrong? Is this behavior supported?

Thanks for everything!

[tuska]

Hi,
Everything Options - 1.5.0.1390a > Advanced > closed_window_restore_on_first_new_window ... true
... restores the previous TAB view (with focus on the last-opened tab).

A context menu entry: “Close all Tabs” would be desirable in my opinion with this setting.
A way to close all tabs except the first tab would also be helpful.

But you could also use the “Minimize” button...
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Please see also: Keep tabs when reopen

[tutman]

Hi,
Everything Options - 1.5.0.1390a > Advanced > closed_window_restore_on_first_new_window ... true
... restores the previous TAB view (with focus on the last-opened tab).

A context menu entry: “Close all Tabs” would be desirable in my opinion with this setting.
A way to close all tabs except the first tab would also be helpful.

But you could also use the “Minimize” button...

Hey! Thanks for your reply! This works as intended by me so thank you! I don't use minimize button because I operate with keyboard and just hit ESC. My taskbar looks cleaner too if I close Everything instead of minimizing it.

[w64bit]

Can the tab overlay button behavior be fixed?
When you press the button it should "jump" from tab to tab (to display complete width tabs).
Now, after first click the first and last tabs are clipped.

[void]

Currently, Everything will scroll the tab control a few pixels at a time when clicking on (and holding down) the < and > buttons.

Do you mean instead of the pixel scroll, Everything should scroll by full width tabs?

-or-

When you click a tab from the dropdown list it is not brought into view fully?



Please send your Help -> Troubleshooting information -> Config -> tabs_* settings

[w64bit]

Do you mean instead of the pixel scroll, Everything should scroll by full width tabs?

Yes
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tabs_always_show=1
tabs_min_wide=242
tabs_max_wide=242
tabs_overflow_wide=242
tabs_high=30

[void]

I will review the pixel scrolling.

Is the scrolling too slow for you? too fast?

tabs_scroll_rate
tabs_scroll_mul
tabs_scroll_div

[w64bit]

One more thing.
When < > buttons appear, the inactive tab close buttons are not displayed.

[void]

This is by design.

The close buttons are hidden when the tab control overflows.

Use a smaller value for your tabs_min_wide and tabs_overflow_wide.

[meteorquake]

Just to add a variation/improvement on a thought I'd once mentioned...

There's a need for low priority and also hidden tabs.

* Low priority tabs are ones you want to be visibly present for occasional use but of low visibility so they don't disturb the focus, for example on the right hand side (not the usual left), perhaps the tab width narrower, maybe dimmed in colour; maybe on the right end there could also be a + button just as there's one on the left side, which can be clicked to add a low priority tab. You could right-click a tab and move it to or from the low priority section, or just drag tabs from the left (high priority) to the right (low priority or back).

* Hidden tabs are ones you want to be permanently stored and available to select again, so you can right-click a tab and chose not Close but "Save and Close", remembering the entire state like a session does but for an individual tab (and asking a title to call it all). Under the History menu and on right-clicking any tab (or +) there could be a "Saved Tabs" submenu to chose to open it again, I guess you could control whether on opening it self-deletes or not using a modifier. On opening it could even reproduce the selection and cursor position that had been had when closed as best as able, though huge selections it would want to ask when saving. (Alternatively, a droplist at the end of the tab bar could be used to achieve the described right-click submenu)

* Being able to multi-select tabs in the same way as browsers allow would help this and other processes. If you "Close and Save" on a multiple selection of tabs then it could restore the group when reopened.

Cheers, David

[void]

I will consider low priority, hidden tabs and selecting multiple tabs.

Thank you for the suggestions.

[meteorquake]

One more idea as it comes to mind - a very easy one!
* Clicking the X on a tab currently closes it - In Vivaldi browser, if you use the Alt modifier (i.e. Alt-Click the X of tab) it instead closes all other tabs except the one clicked which is left open (also except any pinned ones if it was not a pinned tab itself). It would be nice to have Alt-Click-[X] on Everything.
(When multi-selecting tabs is implemented, I would think Alt-click of the X could close all tabs except the selected ones.)
David