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Product Version = NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201109180600) Operating System = Windows XP version 5.1 running on x86 Java; VM; Vendor = 1.7.0 Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 21.0-b17 ### I want to see a list of my open files to switch them in the editor immediatly ### A Project may contain of more than hundret files. Some are opend in the editor. Now, its possible to switch directly by clicking onto the tab. But, if there more files open than might be displayed in tabs, you can't see them. You first have to click a combobox to open a file list. This combobox needs additional clicks, which I want to avoid. Ctrl-Tab is no option. Using the keyboard often is much faster, but I can only tab arround. What I like is a permanent file list, e.g. vertical arranged tabs (configurable) to display some more files. Thus, some more files maybe reached by just one click. A permanent list list displayed in a separate window (dockable elsewhere) would do the same. Or some enhanced keyboard support like 1. open file list, 2. navigate by CamelCase
The document list might be enhanced to fit this needs: - make it non-modal and dockable - enhance search for pattern matching or something else to search for something else than beginning of the name example: createGroup createUser readGroup readUser updateGroup ... typing "re" opens a search field and starts search at "read..." (today's function) A developer (NetBeans user) migth search for "...Group". This migth be possible by enabling regEx ".*gr" or just a simple wildcard "*gr" or by CamelCase search "rG" (ok, here the user needs to know something more, but as a developer he should know...)
There is very good implementation of ctrl-tab and also you can have multiple lines of tabbed files.