Error "tabset already opened in the other pane", but that pane is hidden and I cannot force open in active pane
Posted: 28 Jun 2025 11:49
I really like the Tabsets feature and starting registering a few tabsets.
I also use more rarely the Dual Pane.
One day I accidentally selected Pane 2 before opening a tabset, causing the tabset to be registered on Pane 2 instead of Pane 1.
I realised my mistake and closed the Dual Pane view to only show Pane 1.
Then I opened the tabset popup again (Tabsets > Open...) and saw this:
One of the tabsets is still opened aka In Use in the now hidden Pane 2. Fine, I'll just open it in Pane 1 and it will cleverly swap.
But it doesn't instead if I select a tabset already opened in another tab, even if it's hidden, it says in the bottom-right corner:
Error "tabset already opened in the other pane"
I tried to right-click on the tabset marked [In Use - Pane 2] to force close it, but there is no such option. I tried the Tabsets menu for a "close option" but no such thing either.
I tried a hack: reopen Pane 2, open a dummy tabset like "2", but "1" and "2" are no really tabsets, and won't be marked In Use.
The only solution seems to create a brand new dummy tabset "Dummy" and make Pane 2 select it.
OK so far...
Problem is, as soon as I select a new tabset in Pane 1, for some reason, my Pane 2 will switch from Dummy to the previously selected tabset in Pane 1!
What happened?!
This makes tabset switching very complicated. I suppose I have to completely reset XYplorer's transient state at this point (but keep my tabsets configuration).
I even disabled Dual Panes completely in Configuration > Features but even then the tabset would remain "In Use" in the now inaccessible Pane 2, preventing Pane 1 from accessing it!
I also use more rarely the Dual Pane.
One day I accidentally selected Pane 2 before opening a tabset, causing the tabset to be registered on Pane 2 instead of Pane 1.
I realised my mistake and closed the Dual Pane view to only show Pane 1.
Then I opened the tabset popup again (Tabsets > Open...) and saw this:
One of the tabsets is still opened aka In Use in the now hidden Pane 2. Fine, I'll just open it in Pane 1 and it will cleverly swap.
But it doesn't instead if I select a tabset already opened in another tab, even if it's hidden, it says in the bottom-right corner:
Error "tabset already opened in the other pane"
I tried to right-click on the tabset marked [In Use - Pane 2] to force close it, but there is no such option. I tried the Tabsets menu for a "close option" but no such thing either.
I tried a hack: reopen Pane 2, open a dummy tabset like "2", but "1" and "2" are no really tabsets, and won't be marked In Use.
The only solution seems to create a brand new dummy tabset "Dummy" and make Pane 2 select it.
OK so far...
Problem is, as soon as I select a new tabset in Pane 1, for some reason, my Pane 2 will switch from Dummy to the previously selected tabset in Pane 1!
What happened?!
This makes tabset switching very complicated. I suppose I have to completely reset XYplorer's transient state at this point (but keep my tabsets configuration).
I even disabled Dual Panes completely in Configuration > Features but even then the tabset would remain "In Use" in the now inaccessible Pane 2, preventing Pane 1 from accessing it!