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[ BUILD # : 200408271257 ] [ JDK VERSION : J2SE 1.5.0 ] Currently you can navigate throgh the open objects with Ctrl+`. When you press Ctrl+` it lists all the open documents in the IDE including all the open objects such as output window,projects window,files window. It's a little bit inconvient because I use Ctrl+` to switch between my open java/properties files i.e. my open documents and it sometimes costs me several ` symbol presses to reach some file. On the other hand those (for me) unnecessary objects shown in the popup window can be accessed with shortcuts ctrl+1,ctrl+2,... but my documents can only be acessed by ctrl+`. So I would like to propose an option that will either list only open documents (java/properties files) or all open objects including open documents (current situation).
Hmm, perhaps I misunderstand. Alt-Left, Alt-Right doesn't work for you?
Yes it works but that functionality is some kind of inconvenient when you have 50 files open for example and want to switch between 17 and 39 files. :) On the other side ctrl+` or ctrl+tab does an excellent job for this task but for all windows and I need only editor's ones. Hope you understand me.
and what about shift+F4 - all open documents listed in one window do you want a new shortcut for switching only among documents or do you want some option (switch) to change the behaviour of ctrl+tab (to switch only documents).
do you want some option (switch) to change the behaviour of ctrl+tab (to switch only documents).? Yes exactly. :)
I'd prefer changing ctrl-tab default behavior. I can't imagine who wants to go back to project view (especially when you use it mostly for creating more and more files) or am I missing something? From the accessibility point of view other windows like Projects, Output etc. should be reachable after going through all editor files. (I talked about this with Gabo on March and he agreed with such solution)
From the accessibility point of view other windows like Projects, Output etc. should be reachable after going through all editor files. (I talked about this with Gabo on March and he agreed with such solution) I'm not saying to remove the default functionality. The freedom of choice and customization that's what I want. I know there are plenty of methods how to switch between documents. ctrl+tab, Shift+F4, Alt+Left,Right And that's good. I use all of them depending on the case. If I have many files open and have a file called DAO, it's faster to press Shift+F4, type dao and press enter. If I have two files open it's faster to switch with ctrl+tab Again if I have many files open and can see two of them reside side by side I use Alt+Left,Right. I often find myself concentrated on guessing what window will come up with ctrl+tab. For example when you work some file, press Ctrl+1 and open another one. Now I want to go to my previous file. Often I press ctrl+tab once and the project window pops up. That's annoying. I'm used to access projects window with ctrl+1 and I don't have to think about it. But with the current scenario I have to remember that If I opened a file through projects window I have to press ctrl+tab twice and if I came to that document from another document I have to press it once. Where is the logic? Maybe someone find's it usable but I don't. I definitely need an ability to switch between open documents with ctrl+tab. Look at other IDE's, for example Visual Studio .NET. ctrl+tab switch is for open documents only. Sorry If I repeat myself but we do have shortcuts for accessing windows like (projects,output window and so on) It's easy to remember that ctrl+1 is projects ctrl+2 is files and so on. So honestly I never use ctrl+tab to switch to projects window. Again sorry I talked to much. Sometimes it's really hard to explain exactly the problem.
Could it be Ctrl+Tab switching only between documents in the main area? Or better, in the area you have selected? I was wondering what would happen if somebody had moved HTTPMonitor, for instance, to the document area and wanted to switch between document and monitor.
I added HIE guys so that they know about this issue. I tend to agree that Ctrl+Tab should switch only between documents, and no options are neccessary IMO.
Mostly agree. One problem: I do Find Usages, the Usages window pops up, I select some usage, and jump to it. Now I am in the editor and want to close the Find Usages window - using the keyboard only. How? The only way I know of currently is Ctrl-Tab followed by Ctrl-F4. Perhaps this is just a UI bug in the Refactoring module, that it has no Window menu accessor (I would expect its results to appear in the same mode as Search Results, perhaps), but consider the effect generally if some module produces a window that (for whatever reason) has no accelerator key / Window menu item. Maybe the Window menu could have an item "Other >" (end of first block of menu items) which would be enabled if and only if there were some window open which was not otherwise accessible via menu items in this block?
Fixed. New implementation switches only between documents. Concerning issue with Refactoring module and similar ones - every widnows should be accessible through menu or accelerator key (according to HIE).
So I filed issue #51986 for refactoring module.
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