Switch between document tabs using Ctrl+Tab and other common keyboard
shortcuts
https://github.com/jefferyto/gedit-control-your-tabs
v0.5.1-dev
All bug reports, feature requests, and miscellaneous comments are welcome at the project issue tracker.
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This plugin requires one of these text editors:
- gedit 3.12 or newer
- Pluma 1.26.0 or newer
- xed 1.4.0 or newer
The last version compatible with gedit 2 is v0.1.2, and the last version compatible with gedit 3.0–3.10 is v0.3.5.
- Download the latest release and extract.
- Copy the
controlyourtabsfolder and thecontrolyourtabs.pluginfile into one of these paths (create if it does not exist):- gedit:
~/.local/share/gedit/plugins - Pluma:
~/.local/share/pluma/plugins - xed:
~/.local/share/xed/plugins
- gedit:
- Restart the text editor, then activate the plugin in the Plugins tab of the text editor's Preferences window.
- Fedora (official repo) (Fedora 29 and later, Rawhide):
sudo dnf install gedit-control-your-tabs
This plugin adds the following keyboard shortcuts:
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Switch to next most recently used tab | Ctrl + Tab |
| Switch to tab on the left | Ctrl + Page Up |
| Switch to tab on the right | Ctrl + Page Down |
| Move current tab left | Ctrl + Shift + Page Up |
| Move current tab right | Ctrl + Shift + Page Down |
Hold down Ctrl to continue tab switching. Press Esc while holding Ctrl to cancel and return to the initial tab.
-
Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab switch to tabs on the left and rightChange Ctrl + Tab and Ctrl + Shift + Tab to switch to tabs on the left and right instead of in most recently used order.
The code in controlyourtabs/utils comes from python-gtk-utils;
changes should ideally be contributed to that project, then pulled back
into this one with git subtree pull.
Inspired by:
- TabSwitch by Elia Sarti
- TabPgUpPgDown by Eran M.
- the gedit Documents panel
Copyright © 2010-2013, 2017-2018, 2020, 2023-2024 Jeffery To jeffery.to@gmail.com
Available under GNU General Public License version 3