Fast finding open tabs?

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tim11g
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Fast finding open tabs?

Post by tim11g »

I sometimes reach a point where I have 30-40 tabs open across the two panes. If I can't find the tab I need, I can easily open a new one, but then there are even more tabs open.
In XY help, "Finding Tabs" refers to a tab with search results and a query associated with it. A very useful feature, but not helpful for locating a specific tab out of many that are open.
Is there a quick search to locate an open tab, other than visual inspection?
The search function is great for finding files, but doesn't find tabs.

Ideally something like the way the Start menu works, just type a few characters and the matching tabs are highlighted in either pane?
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highend
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Re: Fast finding open tabs?

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Use a tab switcher script...
Switch tabs_v0.1.xys
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tim11g
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Re: Fast finding open tabs?

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Thank you - my first script. I'm continuing to peel the onion....
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tim11g
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Re: Fast finding open tabs?

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I've got this script assigned to User Button 1 on the Toolbar.
It works nicely - well done!

I see there is an option to assign an Icon. Browse takes me to the XYexplorer folder, where there is a folder called Icons.
However that folder is empty. Where do I find the icons that are used in the XY UI? Or is there another way to extract existing icons or create my own?
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Re: Fast finding open tabs?

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viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18178

or just a path (either full or with xy's variables) to your own...
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tim11g
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Re: Fast finding open tabs?

Post by tim11g »

Hi All,
This script has been extremely useful.

One thing I find is I often need to open a tab in either the top pane or the bottom pane. I might have a matching tab available in both panes, but when I enter a search string, the resulting list of tabs displayed in this script doesn't distinguish.
Is there a way I could modify the script to cause the icon in the search results to display an up-arrow for a tab in the top pane and a down-arrow for the tabs in the lower pane?
XYplorer 27.00.0800 on Windows 10

highend
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Re: Fast finding open tabs?

Post by highend »

Switch tabs_v0.2.xys
or v0.3 which labels the panes differently (active or inactive):
Switch tabs_v0.3.xys
The .gif shows v0.2
Animation.gif
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Stevi0us
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Re: Fast finding open tabs?

Post by Stevi0us »

Could you make the folder name display in front of the full location?
For example from this:
C:\User\TheFolder
to this:
TheFolder | C:\User\
or to this:
TheFolder (C:\User\)
or something like that.
Because the tab show the folder name, so tt's much easier to see the folder name in front.
Or if the tab has been renamed, show the Renamed-name of the tab instead, something like this:
TabNickname (TheFolder) | C:\User\
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